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London, England, 1838-02-12 00:00:00

RAILWAYS AND CANALS.

CHELTENHAM AND GREAT WESTERN UNION RAlLWAY.—Peti-
tion of Colonel Cother, complaining of non-compliance with
Standing Orders, Feb. 2.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW I:An.w.tv.—Petition of the Earl
of Hopetoun and James Hope, Esq., against ; complaining
of noa-compliance with Standing Ordeia, Feb. 5. Petition
from Paisley in favour, Feb. 5. Petition of Wm. Ellis,
Esq., against, on Standing Orden, Feb.l7. From Selkirk
in favour, Feb. 9. .

LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY—(For extending time
for completion).---Petition fur Bill reported, and Bill or-
dered to be brought in, Feb. 6. head first Feb. 7.
ATANeIIESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY CANAL, AND RAILWAY.-
Petition reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CAIcI.ISLE RAILWAY.-Petilloll

repotted, and Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6.
FESTINIOG RAlLWAY.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 7.

BRANPLING JUNCTION RAlLWAY.—Petition reported, aud 13111
ordered to be brought in. Feb. 7.
MIDLAND COUNTIES (MOUNT SORREL) RAlLWAT.—Petizicn
for Bill, Feb. 8.
MONTOONIERTSIIIRE WESTERN BRANCH CANAL.—Petition re-
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 9.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAlLlVAT.—Petition reported. Report
referred to a Select Committee on Standing Orders,

Feb. 10.
LONDON 4ND CROYDON RAILWAY (No. I).—Pctiticn re-
ported. Report referred to Ditto. Feb. 10.
ENCLOSURES, ROADS, AND AGRICULTURAL
IMPROVEMENTS.

TORQUAY ROADS.— Petition of Henry Grey Cary, Esq., com-
plaining of non-compliance with Standing Orders, Feb. 2 ;
ditto of Samuel Deady, ditto, Feb. 6.
ELLRSIeIERE ROADS.—Petition against application for a Bill
from Trustees of Road from Whitchurch to Terahill, and
Inhabitants of Whitchurch (Salop) and other places.
flotAwowrilY ROADS.-Petition fur Bill, Feb. 2.

LOUGH FoYI.E DRAINAGH.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 5.
RUGBY' AND HILMOILTON ROAD.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 6.
QCEDGELEY (GI,OI.7rEsTER) INcLosritE.—Petition for Bill re-
ported. and Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6—read first
time, Feb. 7.

SUTTON ( CAMBRIDGE) INCLOSURE.—Petition reported, mid
Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6.

DUNDALK AND DUNLEER ROAD.—PCtitiOII for Bill, Feb. 6.
HIGHAM FERRARS (NORTHAMPTON) INCLOSURE—Petition for
Bill, Feb. 6. _

TENBY IMPROVENIENT.—Petition reported, and Bill ordered to
be brought in, Feb. 6.
WEBSEY AND HUDDERSFIELD ROAD.—Petition repotted, and
Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6—read first time, Feb. 8.
BRISLEY ( NORFOLK ) INCLOSURE.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 6.
TOWCESTER AND HARDINGSTONE ROAD.—Petition reported,
and Bill ordered to be brought in, Feb. 7—read first time,
Feb. 9.

WITCHAM (CAMBRIDGE) INCLOSURE.—Petition reported--Re-
port to lie on the table, Feb. 7.
TWYFORD AND THEALR ROAD.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 8.

WICKWAR ( GLOUCESTER) INcLosuRE. —Petition for Bill,
Feb. 8.

OGLBY HAY ( STAFFORD) IscLosunE.—Read third time and

passed.
BIRKENHEAD INIPROVEMENT.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 10.
MISCELLANEOUS.

FINSBURY SMALL DEBTS BILL —Petition from Stephen

Gaselec, Esq., and others., against, Feb. 2.
GLASGOW WATERWORKS.—Petition fur Bill, Feb 2.
EDINBURGH CONIMUNITY ESTATES.—PCHLiOII for Bill, Feb. 2.
EARRINGDON-STEEET, LONDON.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 5.
CITY or LONDON POLlCE.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 5.
BARNSBY SMALL DEBTS.—Petition for Bill, Feb. b.
ST. LUKE'S Hosea L.—Petition for Bill reported and Bill
ordered to be brought in, Feb. 6 ; read first time, Feb. 9.
NOTTING-HILL FOOTWAY.—Petition reported and Bill ordered
to be brought in, Feb. 6 ; read first time, Feb. 8.
TENBY SMALL DEBTS.—petition reported and Bill ordered to
be brought in, Feb. 6.
GRAVESEND Pint.—Petition reported and Bill ordered to be
brought in, Feb. 6 ; read first time, Feb. 7.
WALSALL MARKET.—Petition reported and Bill ordered to be
brought in, Feb. 7.

POINGTON HARBOUR BlLL.—Petitions against, from Land-
owners, &c., on Goodrington Sands, and George Drake,
Esq., Feb. 7.
METROPOI.Id CEMETERY.—PetitiOn for Bill reported. Re-
port to lie on the table, Feb. 7. Bid ordered to be
brought in.
ANTI- DRY• ROT COMPANY.--Petition for Bill reported. Rc.
port to lie on the table, Feb. 7.
RAMSGATE IMPROVENIEST.—Petition for Bill, Feb. S.

SOUTHAMPTON PlER.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 9.
LEOMINSTER. PAVING AND IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENT.

—Petition reported. Report referred to Select Committee
on Standing Orders, Feb. 9.
BELFAST WATERWORKS (No.l).—Petition of Marquis of
Donegal ap,-,ainst, on Standing Orders, Feb. 9.
FIsIiGUARD llAGLOUR.—Petition for Bill, Feb. 9.

PRIVATE BILLS BEFORE

PARLIAMENT.

WARWICKSHIRE AND FROME ROAD BILL.

The object of the Bill is to enable trustees acting under a
former Act to borrow 5,0001., in addition to 30,000/. to
which they were limited by the former Act. The sum bor-
rowed to be secured on the Tolls of the Road.

A restrictive clause in the former Act provides that when
the whole 30,0001. should have been borrowed the trustees
should not borrow any further sum until the entire debt should
be reduced to 12,0001., and that the total amount then due,
and to be from time to time borrowed, should not exceed

15,000/. That clause is wholly repealed by the present Act,
and no similar restriction re-enacted.

BRATTON FLEMING (DEVON) INCLOSURE

BILL,

Preamble states that Sir Arthur Chichester, Baronet, is,
or claims to be, Lord of the Manor of Bratton Fleming, in
the said parish, and as such entitled to the soil of the said
commonable and waate lands.

And that it would be advantageous to the persons entitled
to the commonable and waste lands, if the same were divided
and allotted unto and among them, according to their respec-
tive rights and interests therein, and inclosed and held in
severally.

The hill names two Commissioners, who are to appoint an
umpire, and if they think fit, one or more surveyors and a clerk.
Vacancies, in the case of one of the Commissioners, are to
be supplied by the nominaticn of the Lord of the Manor of
Bretton Fleming ; in the case of the other, by election of the
landowners (except the Lord of the Manor), or in case of
;:eglect for a given time, by the surviving Commissioner.
The Commissioners, aster providing for expenses, and mak-
ing an allotment to Lord of the Manor, and an allotment for
repair of roads, are to allot the remaining lands among the
parties interested, in prop): tion to their interests ; with inci-
dental powers of fencing, and making roads, and making
exchanges.
The expenses to be raised by the sale of inclosed lands—
deficiencies to be apportioned among the parties interested—
and to be recovered by distress, and entry on the lands allotted,
with power to parties having limited interests to charge the
allotments with expenses.
Among the clauses arc the following :-
19. For extinguishing rights of common—Encroachments
made within twenty years to be allotted.
20. For obtaining possession of encroachments.
Note. —Party withholding, after three months' notice,
liable to a penalty of 20/., to be levied by dietrcsst
and in default, six months' imprisonment.
21. Rights to encroachments may be tried at law.
22. Encroachments beyond twenty rears.
LINTON (CAMBRIDGE) INCLOSURE BILL.
The Bill names a Commissioner, and Surveyor.
Vacancies, in the case of the Commissic,ner, arc to be sup-
plied by the nomination of the landowners, or (in case of
neglect for a given time) by the Commissioner.
The Commissioner is to appoint a clerk.
The Commissioner is to allot the lands among the parties
interested, in proportion to their interests, with incidental
powers of draining, fencing, making roads, exchanges, and
partition, and enfranchisement of copyholds.
The expenses to be apportioned among the parties inte-
rested, and to be recovered by action, distress, or entry on the
lands allotted; with power to parties having limited interests
o charge the allotments with expenses.
The allotments of the Commissioner are final. The ac-
counts of the Commissioner are to be made out quarterly, and
Audited by one or more Justices, and an abstract to be pub-
lished in the Cambridge Chronicle, and one other paper circu-
lating in the county.
Preamble states that the Rev. Charles Edmund Keene is
ordained to be Lord of the Manor of Great Linton, Little
Linton, with Chilford's and Machaclot's, in the parish of Lin-
ton aforesaid.

And that the Master or Keeper, Fellows and Scholars of
Pembroke Hall, in the University of Cambridge, arc, or claim
.o be, Lords of the Manor of Barham, otherwise Bergham, in
the parish of Linton aforesaid.
And that the lands of the several owners and proprietors
of the open and common fields in the parish of Linton are
greatly intermixed anti lie dispersed in small parcels, so as to
render the cultivation thereof expensive and inconvenient ;
and that it would be of great advantage to have them divided
and enclosed.

Among tha clauses arc the following:-
14. Commissioners empowered to suspend or extinguish
rights of common penalty on trespasses in breach of Com-
missioners' orders, 10s. for each head of cattle, ss. for each
-sheep, to be levied by distress.
20-21. Encroachments made within q 0 years to be allotted.
Sites of cottages of gardens to be offered to the party in pos-
session, at the price of the land, without improvement. 23
to 28. Itnpropriators' and Vicar's allotments to be fenced at
the general expense.

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Ti!e o'i;ect of the Bill is to provide - new and improved
Market p:; ces, for the Borough of Brecon.
The Wil empowers the Corporation of Brecon to pur-
chase the lands and buildings in the Borough of Brecon, men-
firmed in the first schedule to the Act, and to erect thcreon a
market-house and ether buildings, to be called the " New
Market" to serve as a market for the sale of fish, poultry, vege-
tables, garden seeds, fruit, cheese, butter, and eli other mar-
ketable provisions, commodities, goods, wares and merchan-
dize, except corn, gra!zi, flour, meal, malt, seeds for agricultu-
ral purposes, hops, wool, and leather ; and it authorizes them
to appropriate an existing market-placP, situate under the
Guildhall, to be called " the Corn Market'' for the sale of the
above excepted articles.
The Bill authorizes the Corporation at aay time hereafter,
if they shall so think fit, to appropriate any piece of ground
which belongs to, or whi ch shall hereafter be purchased by the
I Corporation, within the Borough, or within one mile thereof,
as a market for cattle.
The Bill also provides, that as soon as the Corporatian shall
have erected sufficient slaughtering-houses, no cattle, &e. shall
be slaughtered within the Borough, except in those slaughter.
ing-houses, under a penalty not exceeding 5/. The Bill eau,
tains no substantive provision for the erection of slaughtering.,
houses.
It authorizes the taking of the tolls mentioned in the second
schedule of the Act, to be levied by distress el' the artieleS ex-
posed to sale, or other, the goods and chattels of the per.,
son neglecting to pay.
The Bill authorises the Corporation to borrow money for
the purposes of the Act, on security of the tolls.
It also authorises the Corporation to borrow money by,way
of mortgage or sale of any real property now belonging to
them (which is contrary to the principalßegulation Act).-
The Corporation have power to make bye-laws for the re-
gulation of the markets, mth penalty not exceeding 5/.
Tole.—The 13ill contains (p. 41) a very sweeping
clause for the prevention of obstructions and nuisances,
not exclusively connected with the subject-matter
of the Bill.

CHESTERTON(CAMBRIDGE)INCLOSURE BILL.
Preamble states that Mary Benson, spinster, is, or claims
to be Lady of the Manor of Chesterton.
And that the Masters, Fellows, and Scholars of Trinity
College, Cambridge are, or claim to be, Lords of the Manor
of the rectory of dhesterton in the said parish of Chesterton.
And that the lands cf the several owners and proprietors
of the open and common fields in the parish of Chesterton
are greatly intermixed and lie dispersed in small parcels so as
to render the cultivation thereof expensive and inconvenient,
and that it would he of great advantage to have the same
divided and enclosed.
The Bill names two Commissioners—an umpire and a sur-
veyor.

-Vacancies in the case of one of the Commissioners are to
be supplied by the nomination of the Lady of the Manor of
Chesterton ; in the ez:Fse of the other by election of the land-
owners (except the Lord of the Manor of Swavesey); or, in
case of neglect, for a given time, by the surviving Com-
missioner.

Vacancis of Umpire and Surveyor to be supplied by
Commissioners.
The Commissioners are to appc,int a clerk.
'rho Commissioners are to allot the lands among the parties
interested in proportion to their interests, with incidental
powers of draining, fencing, making roads, exchanges, and
partitions, and the enfranchisement of copyholds.
The expences to be apportioned among the parties inte-
rested, and to be recovered by action, distress, or entry on the
lands allotted.
Among the clauses arc—Power to extinguish Right of
Common.
Penalty on trespass in breaeh of Commissioners' orders, lOs.
each head of cattle ; ss. for each sheep, to be levied by
distress.

Encroachments made within 20 years to be allotted; sites of
cottages of gardens to be offered to the party in possession at
the price of the land without improvement.
Iropropriators' and Vicar's allotments to be fenced at tho
general expellee.
S\VAVESEY (CAMBRIDGE) INCLOSURE BILL.
Preamble states that Thomas Cockayne, Esq., is, or claims
to be Lord of the respective manors of Swavesey, with the
members and 1-lobbledods with I3ennetts, in Swavesey.
And that the Lord Bishop of Ely, in right of his Sec is,
or claims to be Lord of the Manor .of the Rectory in Swave-
sey as aforesaid.
And that the said Thomas Cockayne is lessee of the said
Rectory Manor, under a lease granted to him by the late Lord
Bishop of Ely.
And that the lands of the several owners and proprietors
of the open and common fields in the parish of Swavesey are
greatly intermixed, and lie dispersed in small parcels so as to
render the cultivation thereof expensive and inconvenient;
and that it would be of great advantage to have the same di-
vided and enclosed.
The Bill names two Commissioners, an umpire, and a
surveyor.
Vacancies in the case of one of the Commissioners are to
be supplied by the nomination of the Lord of the respective
manors of Swavesey, with the members and Hobbledoth with
Bennetts, in the case of the other, by election of the land-
owners (except the Lord of the Manor of Swavesey), or in
case of neglect for a given time by the surviving Com-
missioners.

Vacancies of Umpire and Surveyor to be supplied by
Commissioners.

The Commissioners arc to appoint a Clerk.
Tho Commissioners are to allo: the lands among the par-
ties interested, in proportion to their interests, with incidental
powers of draining, fencing, making roads, partition, and ex-
change and infranchisement of copyholds.
The expenses to be apportioned among the parties interested,
and to be rccovcicd by action, distress, or entry on the lands
allotted, with power to parties hawing limited interests to charge
the allotments with expenses.
Questions of disputed claims may be tried by a feigned
issue at law.
The allotments of the Commissioners are final.
The accounts of the Commmissioners are to be made out
quarterly, and audited by two justices ; and an abstract to be
published in the Cambridge Chronicle, and another paper cir-
culating in the county.
An allotment of from four to six acres is to be set out for
the recreation of the poor, and an allotment for the repair of
roads.

Among the Clauses arc the following ;-- .
Commissioners empowered to suspend or extinguish rights
of common.—Penalty on trespass, in breach of Commissioners'
orders, 103. for each head of cattle ; ss. for each sLeep ; to
be levied by distress.
Encroachments made within 20 years to be allotted.—Sites
of cottages of gardens to be offered to the party in posses-
sion at the price of the land without improvement.
Impropriators and Vicar's allotments to be fenced at the
general ex pence.
THE EXMOUTH MARKET BILL.
The aject of this Bill is to enable the Right Honourable
John Lord Rolle, his heirs and assigns, to establish and hold a
market in the town of Exmouth for the sale of all usual
marketable commodities.
The Bill recites by way of preamble that a market has
heretofore been held in the streets and thoroughfares of the
town, by which persns frequenting the same are greatly in-
convenienced.
That Lord Rolle is Lord of the Lanor of Littleham and
Exmouth (within which a large proportion of the township
lies) and as such Lord claims to be entitled to and has
hitherto received " certain" tolls: in respect of the market, and
that he has created at his own expense a commodious market-
house in the town.
The Bill then empowers Lord Rolle, his heirs and assigns,
from time to time to enlarge the Market-house so erected,
and to make such alterations in the arrangement of it as
shall appear to him and them advisable. It then empowers
Lord Rolle, or the owner of the Market for the time being,
to hold a Public Market in the said Market-house, giving ten
days' previous botice; on the expiration of which all persons
are to discontinue the existing market in the public streets,
under a penalty not exceeding 40s.
It empowers the erection of a weighing-house near the
Market-place.
A Schedule of Tolls, to be taken in the Market and for
weighing, is annexed to the Bill ; v.hich are to be levied by
distress of the articles exposed for sale or other the goods and
chattels of the defaulting party.
Lord Rolle and the owner of the Market for the time
being, is empowered to make bye-lass for the regulation of
the Market, with penalties not exceeding 51.