The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

SUNDERLAND IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. HUTT moved that the standing order, No. 124, re-
quiring a breviate to be laid on the table of the house three
attar days before the second reading of a private hill, be sus.
pended an the case of the Sunderland Improvement Markets
and Bridge Bill, and that the bill be read a second time this
day,
Mr. HUDSON opposed the motion, on the ground that
the suspension of the standing order would eoable the pro-
moters to take the opponents of the measure by surprise, and
that they would not have that notice of the measure to which
they were entitled.
After a short eonversation the motion was postponed until
tomorrow (this day).
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.—HEALTH OF TOWNS.
On the motion of Lord MORPETH the house went Into
Mmunittee of supply, when
Lord MORPETH moved a resolution authorising the
Treasury to make advances for the purposes of the act.
Lord G. BENTINCK inquired what would be the
amount of the advances ?
Land MORPETH said it was impossible to say how many
Busse weald be visited or surveyed with a view to sanitary
and therefore it was impassable for him to my
amount of advances would be required. The house
had already adopted the provisions of the bill, which directed
that inspections and surveys should be made, and this reso-
lution was to form the basis of a clause for the purpose of
enrazin out those provisions.
HUDSON objected, in the absence of any estimate,
Ile se unlimited and indefinite a resolution u that now pro.
pared, and if he stood alma he should divide against it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
advances made by the Treasury would be repaid by the towns
Are the preliminary inquiries were made antecedent to the
MU being brought into operation in those towns. It did not
Mestrea grant of public money, bemuse the advances would
be repaid lay instalments.
Mr. BANKER thought the vote more objectionable than
a positive grant, because the advances being repayable by
iestalaseats would inflict a permanent tax for bee years upon
thealleremsks and towns. This was too important a question
Is be discussed in the present state of the house, and he
alreald rapport any motion to postpone it until a more fitting
r. HUMS B supported the resolution, which would enable
the towns to carry cut the sanitary improvements contem-
plated, and would effect a considerable saving by instituting
preliminary inquiries before any works were commenced.
Capt. PECHELL concurred in the opinion expressed by
the hest member for Montrose.
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~Mr. BPOONER~said he
could not support the opposition
raised to this resolution. The opposition was only 'nether
mods of trying to get rid of the bill for this session, and as
the haute bad already affirmed by several divisions the
priaelple of the bill, he thought it would be a most unfair
seeds of defeating the measure.
After a few words from Mr. G. PALMER,
Mr. HENLEY thought the government ought to fix some
limit to the advances whisk were proposed to be made in the
resolution now before the committee.
Lord G. BENTINC>ir eenunended that the greet should
be limited to 20,0001. Me mended that the sesc.itz
supporting the bill was rely reaper of Irish mil ,
members, whose constituents ware net Mhos& W the hill.
The Earl of LINCOLN denied thee way valid el.selica
had been raised against the goverment scheme. He feared
there was danger, in unincorporated towns, of petitions being
sent up ceiling for preliminary inquiries, merely to pro-
mote a private job. Some clause similar to that introduced
last year into the Drainage Bill might meet this evil,
whereby the expense would be thrown on the applicants
until the application was sanctioned. Any 300 persons
might get up such application ; and it was not too much to
impose this restriction upon them. He did not think the
proposed limitation to 20,0001. would have any asst.
Viscount MORPETH said the proper time kr liModusing
thisnewerea would be when the clause was premed. Hat
be herd thee, ee render the 300 petitioners- &Me fir the
maihnirry expenditure would effectually cheek them ep-
plicriene, however desirable they might be. He hoped
that, in no ere, would so large a sum as 20,0001. be required;
but he seek' net assent to intreera• eni limitation.
Mr. HllMl.midtheehmmtee nia effect of fixing a limit
would be to awe Ile emparibile te amount to that precise
Mr. W. mnaraiVed thelliiiirould not be
premed to elbieleft.
The galls, tufts cleared far a *deice, but now took
place, and thenessintion was agreed to.
The hors tlea reserved, and immediately afterwards
went into eemlllee se the
MALTZ OP TOWNS BILL.
On clause 20,
Capt. PECHELL complained of the power given to her
Majesty in Council of dividing towns into wards, end ap-
pointing the number of town commissionern to be elected.
lee answer to a question from Mr. NIIIIDEOATB,
Viscount MORPETH said the object of the clause was
not to enable the mown to nominate individual CUMULl-
donors, but merely to fix their number—they being elected
by the rate.payers.
Mr. HUDSON complained that in corporate towns,
whore ummihnioners also existed, the bill would necessarily
eenesbielie W two bodies, and would thus excite much ill.
Ikelln. Nis min objection to the bill was the partiality of
Ms 'psalm ; in addition to London, many large towns in
do=as Bradford, with its 100,000 inhabiters, were
from the hill.
Velour 110/LTITH consented to subetitute the ward
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the whew el
Vienne NOMTH mil the weld Ora Worn!
conformity with pmevidem et the Owmiteketere
Act. The &diem et ems ire wards parefled In
rated pleas, owl bed been Mad to week well ; fir
reason-ft bracearihred raids MIL -5
moved the mimics of the pecrtiaion for
disown into wards.
The of LINCOLN thee& it objectionable that the
Qum M council should have the oon of dividing the town
into wards or not, even where the inhabitants requested it.
Where the division was necessary, it ought to be nirly end
made on such principles as to secure a feu reprenn of
all chimes of the inhabitints.
Viscount MORPETH defended the claws as
mean... After a
twayereetion, Captain PECHILL
Lard J. MANNERS proposed the °mimeo of the
" If she shall think fit.'
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said these words were
only added to show that the previous words, " It shall be
lawfel," were not obligatory, or were only so where the sire
of the town was each as to require a division.
After a few words from Mr. Henley, Mr. Newdegate, and
Mr, Hudson,
Lord J. MANNERS withdrew hie amendment, and the
clause was agreed to.
On clause 21,
Captain YBCHELL said that this clause referred to the