The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-01 00:00:00

CHELSEA WATER WORKS.

On the motion of Mr. FINCH, the Chelsea Water Works
Bill was read a first time.
DUBLIN AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.

Mr. lIA MiLTON presented a petition from the Dublin
Canal Company against this Bill.
TAMWORTH AND RUGELY RAILWAY.

Sir E. WILMOT presented a petition from the Directors
of the Tamworth and Rugely Railway, stating that, in conse-
quence of a misconception on their part they had not included
in their plan a barn, which they thought they ought not to
have included ;:the Standing Order Committee had reported
that the Standing Orders had not been complied with. The
object of the petition was, without at all impugning the deci-
sion of the Committee, to have the case referred back to the
Standing Order Committee.
Sir JHN WROTTESLEY said that two years had
elapsed since the decision of the Committee had been pro-
nounced, and there had been no appeal from it ; but he thought
the better way would be to move that the petition be printed
with the Votes, and fix a future day for the consideration of
the subject.
Lord E BRING TON, having been Chairman of the Stand-
ing Order Committee on the occasion referred to in the peti-
tion, could not help expressing his hope that the Honourable
Baionet would, in justice to the Members of that Com-
mittee, adopt the course which was recommended by
his Hon. Friend (Sir John Wrottesley. ) Without going
into the merits of the case, perhaps he would be allowed to
state the decision which was come to by the Committee
was adopted without petition, and no doubt was expressed
at the time as to the propriety of that decision.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND was one of the Mem-
bers of the Standing Order Committee who differed from the
rest, though that difference was not so strong as to induce him to
divide the Committee. He did not think it was necessary
that the petition should be printed with the Votes. He saw
many of the Members of that Committee in the House, and
he thought they could discuss it then. The Report from the
Sub-Committee was that the Standing Orders had not been
complied with. His opinion then was, and it remained so,
that strickly speaking the Standing Orders had been complied
with, because the parties who had the conduct of the railroad,
had declared it was not their intention to take the barn, and
it was necessary that they should give an enlarged plan of it.
The barn stood in a small field, part of which would be tra-
versed by the railway. Having considered the case very at.
tentively, it was his opinion that the Standing Grders bad been
complied with, and he was inclined to allow the Bill to go on.
He thought, however, it would have been better, if the Com-
pany had been more candid, and had given him an enlarged
plan, and he hoped the prayer of the petition would be com-
plied with.
Sir T. FREMANTLE happened to be on the Commit-
tee when this question was disposed of. He did not approve
of the course suggested by the Member for Yorkshire. He
thought it would be better to have the petition printed, and
taken into consideration on a future day. Hear, hear.) He
did not mean to say that the Committee might not have
come to a wrong decision, but he believed the better
way would be to have the question disposed of by the House.
After a few observations from Sir E. WiLmoT and the
SPEAKER, which did not reach the gallery, the petition was
ordered to be printed, and taken into consideration on Friday
next. _