The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1836

thought it hard that they should be deprived of their vested
rights. The faculty of advocates had already signified their
willingness to give up this privilege, but this should not be
mixed up with any other question.
The LORD ADVOCATE thought it a monstrous thing
that any body should be exempt from contributing to the sup-
port of the poor. It was not a right attached to property.
Upon what ground, therefore, so reasonable a proposition was
to be resisted he could not divine.
The Gallery was then cleared for a division. The numbers
were—

Ayes ...
Noes....

108

Majority in favour of the Bill —3l
VOTING IN VESTRIES.

Mr. WAK LEY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal
the 58th of George 111., chap. 69., so far as the same
relates to the manlier of voting in vestries, and to alter the
mode of voting in all cases in which the manner described in
that Act is adopted by other Acts of Parliament." The Hon.
Member stated that he hoped no objection would be given to
the introduction of the Bill---( Hear)—as every opportunity
would be given to Hon. Members to discuss the Principle of the
Bill at the second reading.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said this Bill differed essentially
to the one brought in by his Hon. and Gallant Friend the Mem-
ber for Westminster, he should, therefore, feel it his duty to
oppose it on a second reading.
(LEFT SITTING.)

other period he was anxious to draw their Lordship's attention
to, was 1813, inasmuch as at that time it was thought desir-
able to afford assistance in the Court of Chancery.—( Loud
cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") Another period was 1823,
He referred to the year 1823, because there was appointed
a Committee to ascertain the best course to bo adopted for
despatching the business of the appeals then pending. In
1813, they wished to ascertain the average of causes set down
for bearing in the three years preceding 1810, 1811, and 1812,
so as to know what was the state of the business at the time
that it became necessary to establish the Vice-Chancery Court.
The average number of causes in the three years he had men-
tioned was 540 ; then, taking the years 1823, 1824, and 1825,
he took those years as corresponding with 1833, 1834, and
1835, to which he should next refer, he found the
average to be 945, while in the three last-mentioned years im-
mediately preceding the present the average number was 1,301.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, ArAIL 27.

The SPEAKER took the Chair this evening at the usual hour,
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

Colonel SIBTHORP wished to ask a question re-
lative to the Great Northern Railway, on which the
House had como to a decision last night. He thought
when the Noble Lord brought forward the question, he ( Colo-
nel S.) had settled the line proposed by Mr. Gibbs, but he
found this gentleman appeared before the Committee this mor-
ning, claiming to be heard as a party bringing forward a line in
the next Session of Parliament. It appeared, however, instead
of killing the snake, he only scotched him—that he was not
killed, only kilt.—( Laughter.) He wished for the opinion of
the Speaker, whether or not Mr. Gibbs had a right to be heard
before the Committee. If so, any individual might come be-
fore them, and certainly if one dead man must be heard, any
living man had an equal right to be attended to.
Mr. WARD, as Chairman of the Committee, begged to say,
that they acted on the belief that the meaning of the sixth
resolution was to give the public the benefit of knowing
the merits of every line, whether before or intended
hereafter to be brought before Parliament, but with the dis-
tinct understanding that Mr. Gibbs could not expect any
Legislative sanction for his plan in the present session of Par-
liament.
The SPEAKER said the meaning of the 6th resolution
evidently was to give the public the benefit of knowing
the merits of every intended line of Railway.
Mr. JE PH SON begged to ask for information-sake, whe-
ther a Committee was not bound by the six resolutions of the
House to report on any line of Railway, the plans of which
were submitted to them, in accordance with the regulations
laid down.

The SPEAKER said that questions of this nature ouch
to be left, in a great measure, to the discretion of the Com.
mittee.

BRITISH ALKALI COMPANY.
Colonel LYGON moved the third reading of the British
Alkali Company.
After a few words from Mr. WILBRA HAIM, the Bill was
read a third time, and passed.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. •
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented apetition from Mitcham,
in Surrey, against Rennie's Brighton line ; also a petition
against the River Dunn Navigation Bill.
DERBY AND LEEDS RAILWAY• _

On the motion of Sir E. WILMOT the Lords' amendments to
the Derby and Leeds Railway Bill were taken into considera-
tion and agreed to. The Hon. Baronet then moved the third
reading of the Hollington and Hastings Road Bill.—Passed.
Mr. MARJORIBANKS brought up the Report of the
Dundee and Newtylc Railway Bill.
The LORD ADVOCATE moved the second reading of
the Leith and Newhaven Harbour Bill.
Lord. C. CLEMENTS moved the second reading of the
Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill.—Ordered to be com-
mitted.