The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-02 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

Mr. BOUVERIE moved the appointment of a select
committee to consider whether it is practicable to provide a
compendious record of parliamentary proceedings for the
use of members. Practically there were the daily records
in the newspapers, and at the end of the session the journal
of the votes of the house, in which was accumulated an
enormous amount of matter, public and private, perfectly
immaterial for the members of the house to consider. The
ordinary records of their proceedings were cumbersome and
inconvenient, and there was no reason why they should
not have a "handy book" of reference as a short cut to
knowledge, which might very much facilitate the transac-
tion of business.
Mr. ESTCOURT thought that whatever was printed of
their proceedings should emanate only from the authority
of the Speaker.
Mr. WALPOLE was anxious that they should have a
compendium of their proceedings ; but if it would interfere
with the authority of the Speaker, he would oppose this
motion.
Mr. SCULLY believed they had a sufficient record in
the library. He moved that after the word " practicable"
should be inserted the word "expedient."
Mr. BOUVERIE assenting, this amendment was in-
serted in the motion.
Mr. NE WDE GATE thought the day would come when
they must have reporters of their own. He had seen a
work, by Mr. Toulmin Smith, a record of their proceed-
ings, but there were the gravest objections to that work,
and also as an act of injustice to Mr. Hansard. This was
a great departure from all the precedents of that house, and
it might become the means of the greatest possible unfair-
ness as between the members of that house.
Lord PALMERST ON did not object to the proposal of
this committee. It was true they had valuable records, but
they were not easy of reference, and therefore it deserved
the consideration of a committee. He recommended great
prudence in the appointment of a committee.
The motion was then agreed to.

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES
BILL.

Mr. S. ESTCOURT moved for leave to introduce a bill
to consolidate and amend the laws relating to industrial and
provident societies. Ho believed there would be no objec-
tion to the bill, and on a future occasion he hoped ho should
have a better opportunity to explain the details of the
measure.

Leave was given, and the bill was subsequently read a
first time.

SUPPLY-REPORT.

The report of the sums voted in committee of supply on
Monday evening was agreed to.
THE RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPH COM-

PANY BILL.

The report of the committee on this bill was brought up
and agreed to, and leave given to bring iu a bill founded
thereon.
The house adjourned at five minutes to one o'clock.

,ILWAY AND 1,17.731:1-0 COMPANIES
IN PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday, having disposed of the clauses and
technicalities connected with the bill of the Abery-
st with and Welsh Coast R-ailway, Lord Torrington's
committee took up the case of the Carnarvonshire
Railway, who propose to incorporate themselves
with a capital of v 200,000, and to make a line of 27
miles from a junction with the Bangor and Carnar-
von Branch of the Chester and Holyhead at Car-
narvon to Port Madoc, and to work with the Lon-
don and North Western and Aberystwith and
Welsh Coast. After production of the promoters'
evidence their lordships passed the bill. The bill
of the Llynvi Valley also went through, the object
of it being to raise an additional capital of £40,000
and to borrow £13,000. The Earl of Romney's
committee proceeded with the consideration of the
Dundalk and Enniskillen, which was opened by
Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., and evidence taken. The
bill of the Dare Valley Railway, for colliery lines in
the neighbourhood of Aberdare, and to raise
I:10,000, was passed in Lord Redesdale's committee.
In the. Commons, after examining Mr. Hemans,
C.E., and hearing the opposition of the Brighton and
Uckfleld Railway against the East Grinstead and
Groombridge and Tonbridge Railway , the committee
passed the bill, and adjourned to this day for con-
sideration of the clauses. Further evidence as to
the .local features of the line and its necessity occu-
pied Mr. Adair's committee on the Bristol and South
Western Junction, who propose to make five new
branches in Somersetshire, and to raise for that
purpose £750,000 by shares and £250,000 by loan,
The case of the Bala and I)olgelly Railway was con-
cluded in Lord Stanley's committee, and the com-
peting line proposed to run between the same points
by the Merionethshire Railway, opened by Mr. V.
Williams, who examined Lord Mostyn and others
in its favour. Messrs. Errington and Bouch, engi-
neers, were examined on the Buxton line of the
Midland Railway, and the following bills passed
muster in committee of the Chairmab of Ways and
Means :—Eastern Union Railway, who pLoporso to
mer 1 , 1 .
raise £250,000 in new shares, and to apply £200,000
in. discharge of existing liabilities which they have
ii)neeann,rzh.thle, toA redeem, and contribute the remain-
ing £50,(100 towards the
v:a Waveney Valley ; Rick-
-8 miles between t.,8 'an" and Chesham, for a line of
mansworth ; Lo. "`".'e P'+ cos ;
I E. ithiclUxbridge and Rick-
twcm those . and Fowey, for a line be-
' Keighley and Points and
to raise .£40,000 ; and
of which Railway.
A committee,
Mr. Mills is chairman, sat
Improvement Bill • and
provem., and Edin-
to consider the Salford
amongst miscellaneous measures '
r,, passed were the
Improvement
iliialitliei r,9:l:rk and 'ms'''''rak!leytrps'ont4nt im
bur' ,
blßoads and Streets.
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