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

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES.

STANDING OCDERS ON RAILWAY LlLLS.—Yesterday
a specially appointed Committee of the House of LardJ,
consisting of Lords Newcastle, Exeter, Normanby,
Shaftesbury, Hardwicke, Chichester, Hawarden, C,sn-
ning,Rscle
le, Colchester, Scmerhill, Wrottesley, and
Mordeagle, met to consider some proposed alterations
in the standing orders of their LordohiPs' House, rind
more particularly with reference to standing order 185,
known as Lord Wharneliffe's standing order, the object
being to ascertain the expediency of so far modifying it
as to prevent the effect it is at present alleged to have in
introducing " corrupt practicei," in voting upon bills at
railway meetings. Mr. Denison, m.r., Mr. Geacb, Mr.
Saunders, and oth,r leading railway
representatives,
were examined. The standing orders in question, pro-
vides that at any meotin of railway proprietors the
f,
Bills befor© them shall be approved by at least four-
fifths of those present, for which number one-fifth is pro-
posed to be substituted. The inquiry originated cut of
some trawactions that have recently taken place at rail-
way meetings, consequent
upon which their Lordships
have calledfor a return of the number of Bills in LOS)
House of Lords this session to which this standing crier
applied, the number of
meetings held under it, and the
number of cases on which a majority
was not obtained
to enable such Bills to be proceeded with.
The Lords have .greed to the Shrewsbury and Ches-
ter, York and North Iridlund, and South Yorkshire Rail-
way Bills.

(7:HESTER AND HOLYHEAD
ambln of this Company
'5
Bill for regulation of capital
and other objcets has been proved in Committee of the
Lords. RAILWAY.--The pre-

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Doke and Duchees de Nemours visited the
Queen yesterday at Backiugham Palace. Their Royal
Highnesties also paid a visit to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Clarence House, St.
-
James's.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday morning. attended by Colonel Bouverie.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert 11 presidod yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the
Royal Commission for the
Palace of Westminster at three o'clock, attended by Exhibition of 1851. His Royal
Co-
lonel Bpuverie, Equerry in Waiting, The other Com-
missioners present were the Duke of Damien* the Earl
of Bosse, Earl Granville, Lord John Russell, M.P., the
[-eight Hon. W. E. Gladstosnier,vvyli.a,msier
Mr. John Gott, Mr. John Shepherd, SLi.r
EastAlexanderEastlake,
sir Spearman,Ri
. and Mr. Charles
W. Dilke.
Mr. Edgar,Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commis-
sion, attended.. ujbai James
t ,e sS
Sir C. Hob,harl cs
The meeting broke up at twenty minutes pest four
o'clock.
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
(secretary).
Captain Owen attended the meeting of the Committee.
The Queen and Prince Albert, aeeeee led 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.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the
pan
Princess Alice took a carriage drive yesterday morning.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited h Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yester-
daeeat,heer rresidence, Clarence-house, St. James's.
The Earl of Shafteabury bad an interview with Mr.
WalpoleSescriertAarlvexand
had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence, in Downing-street.
Mr. Forster, M P., had an interview with Sir John
Pakington yesterda", at tho Colonial office.
er
Spearmanyesterday, e-office.

We understand that John 13. Heath, Esq., ex-
Governor of the Bank of England, who was a member of
Lloyds
give'
the Registertim e
aßook;ndattention to the duty
has resigned, find-
nldr
not
which its importance demands.: In the vacancy thus ()exa-
lt committee
thatha could
fb
sioned, Charles Richards Harford, Esq., the aenior of the tirm
of Hanford, Rivaz, and Co., has been appointed a member of
the committee,

gtlhet, HononF George Ralph
Friday evening.
DEATH OF LORD ADERCROMBY.--We regret to
ihrtobfretyheCßasi
His Lordship was born in 1800, and succeeded his father, the
BananraonunAcebtehraera surndbdye,n
adteAat
late Lord Abercroinby, in 1843. For a number of years his
Lordship was deprived of his eyesight, but was remarkable
for his intelligence and the interest he took in improving his
estates, and in the affairs of the countiesof Stirling and Clack-
mannan. His death will be severely felt by his numerous
friends and relations. Hia 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. He is survived by Lady Abercromby and three sons
and a daughter. His eldest son, now Lord Abercromby, was
born in 1848. Caledonian- mercury.