The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.

STANDING ORDERS ON RAILWAY BlLLS.—Yesterday,
a.specially appointed Committee of the House of Lords,
consisting of Lords Newcastle, Exeter, Normanby,
Shaftesbury, Hardwicke, Chichester, Hawarden, Can-
ning, Redesdale, Colchester, Sumerhill, Wrottesley, and
Monteagle, met to consider some proposed alterations
in the standing orders of their Lordships House, and
more particularly with reference to standing order 185,
known as Lord Wharncliffe's standing order, the object
being to ascertain the expediency of so far modifying it
as to prevent the effect it its at present alleged to have in
introducing " corrupt practices" in voting upon bills at
railway meetings. .Mr. Denison, Geach, Mr.
Saunders, and other leading railway representatives,
were.examined.. ,The standing orders in question pro-
vides that at, any meetingot railway proprietors the
Bills before them shall be approved by at least four-
fifths of those piesent, for which number one-fifth is pro-
posed to be.substitutcd. 'The inquiry originated out of
some 'transactions that have recently taken place at rail-
way meetings, consequent upon which their Lordships
have called ler' a return of the number of Bills in the
House of Lords this session to which this standing order
applied, the number of meetings held under it, and the
number of cases on which a majority was not obtained
toenable sueli Bills to be proceeded with.
The Lords have agreed to the Shrewsbury and Ches-
ter, York and North Midland, and South Yorkshire Rail-
way Bills.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD .RAILWAY.--The pre-
atnble of this Company's
for regulation of capital
and other objects has been proved in Committee of the
Lords: '

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Duke and Duchess do Nemours visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Their Royal
tiighnes4s also paid a visit to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Clarence House, St.
James's.

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His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday meriting. attended by Colonel Bouverio.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the
Exhibition of 1851. His Royal Highness arrived at the
Palace of Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Co-
lonol Bouvorie, Equerry in Waiting. The other' Com-
missioners present were the Duke of Buccleueh, the Earl
of ROM', Earl Granville, Lord John Russell, M.P., the
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.p., Sir James W. Hogg,
Sir Alexander Spearman, Sir William Cubitt, Sir Charles
L. Eastlake, Sir Richard Westmacott, Mr. Baxley,
Mr. John Gott, Mr. John Shepherd, and Mr. Charles
W. Dilke.

Mr. Edgar Bowfin, Secretary to the Royal Commis-
sioe,,attende4.

The meeting broke up at twenty minutes
o'clock. past four

Before the meeting of the Royal Commission, the
Finance Committee met in the Palace 'of Westminster,
at a quarter-past two o'clock. The members of
the Committee present were, Earl Granville,
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Alexander
Spearman. Sir William Cubitt, and Mr. Edgar Bowring
(secretary).
Captain Owen attended the meeting of the Committee.
The Queen -and Prince•~Albert. accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Helena, took a drive
in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon.
Major-General Buckley and Colonel Bouverie attended
on horseback., . _

Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice took a carriage drive yesterday morning.
Bar Roy al Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited ,her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yester-
day, at her.residence, Clarence-house, St. James's.
The Eari of Shaftesbury had an interview with Mr.
Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Horne-office.
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his (Ada!
residence, in Downing-street.
Mr. Forster, M P., bad an interview with Sir John
Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-effico.

We understand that Joba B. Heath, Esq., ex-
Governor of the Bank of England, who was a member of
the committee for Lloyd's Register Book, has resigned. find-
ing that he could not give the time and attention to the duty
which its importance demands. In the vacancy thus (lees,
sioned, Charles Ricbards-Harford, Esq., the senior of the firm
of Llarford, Rivaz, and Co., has been appointed a member of
the committee.
bEATII OF LOUD ABERCROMBY.--WO regret to
announce the sudden death of the Right /lon. George Ralph
Baron Abercromby, at Airtbrey Castle, on Friday evening.
His Lordship was born in 1800, and succeeded his father, the
late Lord Abercromby, in 1843. For a number of years his
Lordship was deprived of his eyesight, but was remarkable
for his intelligence and the interest be took in improving his
estates, and in the affairs of the counties of Stirling and Clack-
mannan. His death will be severely felt by his numerous
friends and relations. His many amiable qualities endeared
him to all around him. His Lordship was Lord Lieutenant
of the county of Clackmannan, and had been a colonel in the
army. Ile is survived by Lady Abercromby and three sons
and a daughter. His eldest son, now Lord Abercromby, was
born in 1848.—Caledonian Mercury.