The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEliffueny 10.

Tire SPEAEER took the chair at row o'clock.
li RAILWAYS.
il OZORGE LENNOX presented a petition, praYi"g
for leave to yawing in a Bill for making a railroad from London
to Brighton. the Noble Lord moved that the petition be
e-
kfreil to the Suscax List of the standing committee. 41-
Mr. tYkSBORNL,' presented a similar.petition for g r",.,
way in the catrvty of Derby. Ile moved that the petitiott we
referred to the De'rhy List.
Sir J. WROTTE 3LE Y moved as an amendment that if;
he referred to the list foe Leicestershire, on the ground that
the proposed railway would go further through Leicester-
than Derby, and of course would more affect the property It
that county. He had given notice of a motion to that etre%
with respect to all railway bills. Ile did not wish the lious
to fari put to the trouble of dividing twice. If th!'y were
against his amendment to the present motion; be would not press
that motion of which he had given notice, out if they ,rery
fthh him, he would afterwards move that all Bills for Ra.,
ways be referred to the list for that county, through which
I
was proposed to carry the railroad furthest.
After a few herds from Mr. GISBORNE awl Lord Joli'''
RUSSELL, strangers sere ordered to withdraw, but no di
iviaiei °
took place—the origiatil motion, as we understood, beg
agreed to.
GLOUCESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAI(i
Lord G. SOMERSET said that it was his intention, °
move that the Members of all the counties through which ter
railroad passed should be added to the Committee. In anocet
to a question from an Hon. Member the Noble Lord said tb2t
he was given to understand that the line of railroad would lee
pass through Staffordshire.
HENLEY BRIDGE.
Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from Henley-uPtil;
Thames praying the House to pass a Bill to amend the He'
Bridge Act,
TITHES.
Mr. G. EVANS presented a petition from Swords, in the
county of Dublin, praying for the total abolition of tithes'
The petition stated that tithes were at present collected at
cost of 3001. per cent ; and the system worked in such a Ont.
ner that it would not only swallow up the laadlord and tenon'
but the Church itself.—( Hear, hear.)
ASSESSED TAXES.
An HON. MEMBER, whose name we could not )earn, gavenotice that on the 29th instant he would bring the Cuilleet - o
the Assessed Taxes under the consideration of the Hol;ge.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Lord HENNIKER presented a petition from the Agriclll-
tural Association of East Suffolk, praying for relief. , fl
Sir Sir C. VERE supported the prayer of the petitle-i
He was a member of the Agricultural Association !),
East Suffolk, and he could assure the House that it o,i-
-1!:
a subject of discussion at the meeting, at which te!'
petition was agreed to, whether they should present a Pe,tf
ton, not from any feeling that they did not require rel'e '
but because they despaired of receiving any.
The petition was then laid on the table.
HOLYHEAD ROAD.
Sir HENRY PARNELL obtained leave to bring in o'll
for the further improvement of the road between London 1111-
Holyhead. f
An HON. MEMBER made an observation, the exact nature°,
which could not be heard in the Gallery, respecting the Lond°'
and Brighton Raii-road.

MR. BUCKINGHAM'S CASE.
..."Lord A. CONYNGHAM presented a petition fro'''
Canterbury, in favour of the claims of Mr.. Buckingham. the
Mr. TULK gave notice of his intention to move that, 0,,
evidence taken before the Committee of 1834 on Mr. BuAn')
ham's case be referred to the Committee on the private bill.
BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY RAILROAD. •e
Sir H. WILMOT presented a petition in favour of to
Birmingham and Derby Railroad.