The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-23 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS IN PARLIAMENT

(YESTERDAY.)

(From our Second Edition of last night.)
Blackstone and Elland Bridge Roads Bill.—The object of
this Bill is to increase the tolls granted by a former Act (7th
Geo. IV.), and to authorise the levying of tolls upon a por-
tion of road (viz., from Brow Bridge Beck to the south end of
Elland Bridge) excepted from the former Act in that respect.
Tne Bill repeals the former Act, and vests all monies owing
to the trustees, under the former Act, in the new trustees, and
subjects the tolls 0-ranted by the present Act to the debts con-
tracted under the former Act.
It appoints the County Magistrates, and certain persons
named in the Bill, trustees of the Act, with power to add
three to their number.
Leominster Improvement Bill.—The object of the Bill is
to enable the Trustees appointed by an Act of the 48th
George 111., for improving the Borough of Leominster, to
levy a rate, and to sell certain lands vested in them, for
raising money to carry into effect the purposes of that Act.
The present Bill after reciting, by way of pro-
amble, that the trustees have borrowed 1,000/., the whole
of which is still due, and that in carrying this Act into execu-
tion they have contracted various debts, empowers the Trus-
tees, acting under the former Act, to levy a rate to be called
The Leominster Improvement Rate," not exceeding ls. in
the pound on the annual value.
The Trustees are authorised, with the consent of two Jus-
tices, to excuse persons from payment of the rate, in case of
inability to pay ; and it is provided that the person so excused
shall not, by any reason thereof, be deemed disqualified from
voting for Members of Parliament for the borough, as a per-
son receiving parish relief or alms.
The Trustees are authorised to borrow 1,0001. on security
of the rates.

Lower King's Ferry Roads' Bill.—The object of this Bill
is to empower the trustees of these roads to make a new line
of road connecting the present turnpike-road leading from
King's Ferry to Woodbank, with the present turnpike-road
leading from Chester to Liverpool, and thereupon to abandon
a portion of the present road.
Combmartin Roads' Bill.—The object of this Bill is to
authorise the making of a turnpike road from Combmartin to
Bratton Down, in the county of Devon, and other roads in
the neighbourhood.
The Walsall Market Bill.—The object of this Bill is to
provide new and improved market-places for the borough of

Markets and Tolls.—The Bill authorises the Corporation
of Walsall to purchase, by consent of the owners, lands and
buildings within the borough, and to appropriate the same ;
and also any other lands belonging to the Corporation, for
the erection of a market-house, weighing-house, and build-

ing3 suitable for a general market.
The 1111 also authorises the Corporation at any time here-
after, if they shall so think fit, to appropriate any piece of
ground belonging to the Corporation within the borough, or
within ens mile thereof, as a market for live cattle.
It authorises the Corporation to.take the tolls mentioned in
the schedule to the Act, and provides that so soon as the neon
market-p'aces shall be completed the existing markets shall
cease.
Birkhenhead Improvement Bill.—The object of this Bill is
to amend an Act passed in the third year of the late King, for
the Improvement of the Township or Chapelry of Birkenhead,
in the County of Chester.
By the former Act, the Mayor and Bailiffs fur the time
being, together with a largo number of persons of the borough
of Liverpool, the four Junior Aldermen of that borough, named
in the Act, where appointed Commissioners, and vacancies
among the Commissioners were to be, from time to time,
supplied by the election of the inhabitants of the
township, rated to the " Improvement Rate," or to " the
Lighting and Watching Rate," in the Act mentioned at the
yearly value of 10/. and upwards, the qualification of the
Commissioners being the possession of property within
the township of the value of one thousand pounds, or the
being rated to the poor at the yearly value of 301.,
The present Bill provides, that in lieu of the former Com-
missioners, there shall be twenty-one Commissioners, one-
third of whom shall annually go out by rotation, with capa-
city for re-election; the qualification for a Commissioner being
the possession of property within the township of the value of
1,000/., or the being rated to the poor at the annual value of 35/
The Bill provides that, immediately after the first election
of Commissioners under this Act, the existing Commissioners
are to go out of office, (with capacity for election if otherwise
qualified,) and it vests in the new Commissioners the propel ty
now vested in the former Commissioners.
Note.—The provisions of the Bill as to the first election of
Commissioners are not very distinct, and the Bill omits to
state the qualification of the electors.
The Commissioners are empowered to lay a Sewerage-
_
rate, not exceeding Is. 6d. in the pound; one-fourth to be
borne by the tenant, and three-fourths by the landlord.
The Sewerage-rate is directed to be applied in making and
maintaining sewers, and in paying of such sums of money as
may be borrowed for that purpose by the Commissioners.
Note.—ln the provision as to the borrowing money on mort-
gage, no distinction is made between monies borrowed for the
purpose of making and maintaining sewers, and that borrowed
for the general improvement of the township.
Turton and Entwistle Reservoirs Bill.—Abstract of the
Bill :—Preamble recites the former Act, and that the Com-
missioners have made considerable progress in the works, and
that the reservoir is now in use.
The object of this Bill is to empower the Commissioners
of the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir (incorporated under
an Act) to purchase aMitional land for the completion of their
works ; to raise an additional sum of money ; and to levy an
additional rate.

- The Bill authorises the Commissioners to purchase.
The Bill authorises the Commissioners to levy a rate, not
exceeding 301. per foot of fall of water, in addition to the rate
au'.l:orised by the former Act, which was limited to 503.
It authorises the Commissioners to :Arrow, on security of
the rates levied under this and the former Act, a sum not ex.
seeding 5,000/. in addition to the sum of 25,0001. authorised
to be borrowed under the form( r Act.
Mitcham Inclosure Bill.—Abstract of the Bill —Preamble
states that the Dean and Chapter of Trinity Church in Ely
are the Lords of the Manor of Witcham ;
And that the open fields and Commonable and Lammas
Lands lie dispersed in small parcels; and are. in their present
state incapable of much improvement ; and it would, therefore,
be of great advautrge to hare the same divided inclosed.
The object of the Bill is to authorize the enclosing certain
Commonable and Lammas Lands and Waste and other Lands
and Homesteads in the Parish of Witcham, in the Isle of Ely,
in the County of Cambridge.
The Commissioner is to mak an allotment to the
Lords of the Minor for the recreation of the inhabitants
not less than one acre, nor more than three acres. He
is then to make to the Lords of the Manor, as a com-
pensation for their right in the soil, an allotment which, toge
ther with the before-mentioned allotment, shall be equal in
value to one-twentieth of the lands to be enclosed.
The Commissioner is then to allot the remaining lands
among the parties interested, in proportion to their interests,
with power of draining, fencing, and making reads.
Portfield Allotment Bill.—Abstract of the Bill:—Preamble
states, that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said
borough are seised in fee, or entitled to the soil and freehold
of the said common and waste lands.

And that the common and waste lands, in their present
state, are subject to continual devastations and encroachments,
and are of comparatively little value, and are capable of con-
siderable improvement ; and it would be of very great advan-
tage if part of such lands were sold for rais;ng money to de-
fray the expenses, and the residue thereof divided and enac4ed!
The object of this Bill is to authorize the inclosing of cur-
tain commonable and waste lands, called Portfield, otherwise
Poorfield, within the Borough and County of the Town of Haver-
fordwest, containing in the whole, by estimation, 900 Acres or
thereabouts, which are extra parochial, and not included within
any Manor or Lordship.