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Corporation of Bristol against, referred to the Committee on
the Bill. Counsel ordered.
Farringden (London) Street. —Report (27th February)
from Select Committee on Standing Orders read. 13;11
ordered to be brought in.
Sheffield Improvement.—Petition for -Bill reported, and
Bill ordered to be brought in.
Bishop's Castle and Munslow (Salop) inclusure.—Petition
fOr Bill reported.
Gazeley (Suffolk) Inclosure.—Petition for Bill reported.
Report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
Cornbmartin Roads.—Petition for edditional provision. Re-
ferred to the Select Committee on petitions f,.r private Bills.
Forth Ferries.—Petition
MISCELLANEOUS from Dundee for improvement.
Mos nee, MARCO D.
Paddin atoll states.—Repert (February 7) from Select,
Committee on Sim:sing Orders read ; Bill Ordered to be
brouelit in.
Wolverhamptoe Church Property,—Petitien from Wolver
hampton for inquiry ieto the state of the peceerty of the church
in that town.
1. Standing Ordsrs Committee.--Resolutions reported,
That in the case of the Dean Head Reservoir Petition, the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill within three
weeks after they shall have amended the sections deposited in
the Private Bill Office, and on the office of the Clerk of the
Peace. and notice thereof shall have been inserted in some
newspaper published in the Riding.
2. That the case of the West India Dock Petition,
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on insert-
ing the notices in the London Gazette, and in two duff rent
newspapers published In London, for three successive weeks.—
Resolutions agreed to
'F."
UEsDANr, MARCH 6.
Standing Orders Committee. Resolutions reported.
" That, in the case of the St. Pancras Paving Petition,
the pßiOes be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on affixing
the notices on the church-doors of the parishes of St. George
the ma,,,,e snd S,, Cl'S'rge Bloomsbury, for three successive
,
Sundeys. Resdutio agreed
:Nov Neeteteon.—Petition for Bill reported. Report re-
port referred to th," Select Committee on Standing Orders.
Islington (Angel j'lace) Buildings.—Petition fur Bill re-
ported.
Blackburn Gas.—Petitioe for Bill reported, and Bill
ordered to he brought in.
AndE non Carrying Company.—Petition for Bill reported.
Fleetwood 'Pontine.—Petition for Bill reported.
Yandiegten Estates Bill.—" For eit the Tru3tees
ecrtefe lands called the Bread and Cheese lands, in the parish
of Paddington, in the county of Midd:esex, to grant building
leas(' sof the said lands, and for other purposes." Presented,
And read first time ; to be read second thee.
Oldham Gas end Waterworks.— Report (February 27) from
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills read. Bill
ordered to be brought in.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7.
Gravesend Pier.--Annual account presented of receipt and
expenditure (by Act).
Edinburgh Community Estates.—Petition of Merchants
and Traders in Leith, complaining that the Standing Orders
have not been complied with. Referred to the Select Com-
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills.
Leicester Gas.—Petition for Bill reported.
Isle of Thanet Cemetery.—Petition for Bill reported.
Portland Cemetery. —Petition for Bill reported. Report
refered to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
Swansea Harbour.--Petition for Bill reported ; Report re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
Fishguard Harbour Act.—Petition from London, for repeal
of Clauses, and imposing a Toll.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
Glasgow Waterworks Bill.—Petition of Henry Dunlop,
Chairman of a meeting of citizens of Glasgow, against.
Blackburn Gas Bill.—" For better lighting with Gas the
town and township of Blackburn, in the county Palatine of
Lancaster ;" presented and read first time—to be read se-
cond time.
rfurton and Entwistle Reservoir Bill.—To amend an Act
for making and maintaining the Turton and Entwistle Reser-
voir.—Presented and read first time—to be read second time.
Blackheath, &c. Small Debts.—Petition for Bill reported.-
South Australia Colonization Company.—Petition for Bill
reported.
Oldham Gas end Waterworks Bill.—" For enlarging and
extending the powers, and altering and amending the provi-
sions of an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of Kin..
George the 4th, intitules!„ An Act for lighting with Gas the
town of Oldham and the neighbourhood thereof, within the
parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham' in the county Palatine of
Lancaster, and for the better supplying the inhabitants of the
said town and neighbourhood with Water.' "—presented and
read first time—to be read second time.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9.
Brecon Market Bill.—Read second time and committed.
Necropolis Cemetery Bill.—Petitions against, from land-
owners and others of Hampstead, trustees of the New Church
St. Pancras ; referred to the Committee on the Bill; Counsel

ordered.
Lough Foyle Drainage.—Petition of Thomas Isaac Dims-
da!e, complaioing of non compliance with the Standing Orders;
referred to the Select Committee on petitions for private Bills.
Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage.—Petition of
John Wallace, ag,?nt of the Marquis of Donegal, complaining
of non-compliance with the Standing Orders ; referred to the
Select Committee on ps-titions for private Bilis.
Standing Orders Committee. Resolutions reported.—
" That in the case of the Portland Cemetery petrition,
tthe
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with ;" esol
postponed.
That in the case of the Swansea Harbour petition, the
Standing Orders ought not be dispensed with ;" resolution
postponed.

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PIii.IVATE BILLS IN. PARLIAMENT
UP TO THIS DAY.

Oxford and Great W,itern Union Railway Bill. —Preamble
ot ales that the making of a Railway from Oxford, to join and
'oe united ssi:h the Groat Western Raihr,y, at or near
Di;?-
not, ia the emint7 04,8eck5.7, with a bra,eh therefrom to
`"o 't be of great pl;blic advanta-ie.
The Bill incorporates the subscribers to the undrtakin, by
name of " Ox2ord zna Great West,:rn Union Rail-

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ly
Powers to take lands a. d eolv,truct works. —The; power of
compelling purchase, limited to three years, from the passing

an Act

was

of the Act.
The capital of the Company is to be 100,000/. to be raised
in shares of 501. each.
The Company are authorized, as soon as half the capital is
paid up, to borrow an additional 33.3331. on mortgage, with
parer to convert any part of this 33,333/. into capital, by rais-
ing the amount in shares.
The Company are authorized to take the tolls mentioned in
the Bill for the use of the Railway, with power to provide
carriages and iota-motive power, and to charge for the same
in addition to the tolls; the charge for the conveyance of pas-
sengers, including the toll, being limited to 31(1. per mile.
The Company are empowered to enter into contracts with the
Railway Companies, for their reciprocal use of the'.r lines of
Railway.
Various penalties are imposed by the Bill.
Note. —The authority given to the Company to regulate the
use of the Railway (clause 184), is such as to enable them
arbitrarily to close the Railway whenever they may think fit,
and there is no provision in the Bill for insuring a due regard
to the convenience of the public, with respect to the conveyance
of mails or otherwise.
Edinl,urgh and Glasgow Railway.—Preamble states that
the snaking of a Railway from Edinburgh to Glasgow, with a
branch therefrom to Falkirk-, would be a great public advantage.
The Bill incorporates the subscribers to the undertaking, by
the name of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company.
Powers to take land and construct works; power of com-
pulsory purchase, limited to theee years from the passing of
the Act.
Tire works are to be completed in seven years.
The capital of the Company is to be WO,OOO/., to be raised
in shares of .50/. each.
The Company are authorised, so soon as haif the capital is
paid up, to borrow an additional 300,0001. on mortgage, with
power to convert any part of this 300,0001. into capital by raising
the amount in shares.
The Company is authorised to take the tolls mentioned in
the Bill for the use of the railway, with power to provide car-
riages and locomotive power, and to charge for the same, in
addition to the tolls; the charge for the conveyance of pas-
sengers, including the, toll, being limited to 3A-d. per mile.
The Company is empowered to enter into contracts with
other Railway Companies, for the reciprocal use of lines of
rail way.
- The aff-drs of the Company arc to be managed by a body of
twenty-four Directors to he chosen by the Company (eight at
least to be resident within tea miles of Edinburg=h, and eight
within ten miles of Gla-gow), ore-Ourth to go our by rotation
every year, with capacity for re-election. Qualification, the
holding of ten shert.s.
Note. —The authority given to the Company to regulate the
us, of the railway (page 112) is such as to enah!e them arbi-
trarily to close the railway whenever they may think fit ; and
there is no provision in the Bill fur ensuring a due regard to
the convenience of the public, with respect to the conveyance
of mails er otherwise.
The National Loin Fund Lilo Assurance Society.—
Preamble recizr,s that several persons have formed themselves
into a Society to eerry on the business of a Life Assurance,
family endowment, aed reversionary interest, Society; and
that -ifficultics may heraafter arise is taking or prosecuting
legal proceedings, since be law all the members of the Society
eiu,t be named in every such orocceding.
The object or this Bill is t., ena!le tee National Loan Fund
Lilt. A e-ur •e.c,- S ~i:.-1 y to sue and be sued in the name of the
.Ch.,irreee. Seee.-t in, i,r. one Direetors of the Societe, and to
give 0,11 e fa.eili,ies to the legal proceedings of the Seciety and
its ite nal,ors•
A eti fry.ret Licerses, Bill.—Pre amble reeites the several
letters pat ,nt, the former Act, and the essignment, and that the
Cemoany hive granted licenses to many persons ; and the:.
tlie di,cov-ri.,s have been exteasively used with great success ;
and that it would be of great advantage that the use of the
discoveries should be widely extended ; but that the general
adoption has been delayed by the restrictions under which the
Company have hitherto thought fit to grant such licenses,
owing to the great expenses incurred by them ; and that they
are willingto grant licenses upon
by lawat Cir \ %W... yd.,. conditions to be regulated
t rofits secured to them for a limited
periocl4--N, .7 r.r At
T )!'e cl*ltt ogth;aa-Wilis P
tent patent, lierong,,lng ti aii," •1
Antiedryaree: cornpaoy," :ian
licenses-kie!a4ithe dliereeeiere
Tl'm Gampany are. the:.ty i.
of -Parliament star` at
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extend the term of certain let-
int-stock company, called " The
to regulate the granting of
protected by the letters patina.
Imetors, by assignment (under
purpose) from John Howard