The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-28 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION
SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA-
MENT.

SUB-COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS FOR BILLS,
No. 4.
Mr. GREENE in the chair.

Oxford and Great Western Union Railway.—Petition for
Bill read—Notices proved--unopposed— Standing Orders
complied with.
Staley Road.—Petition read—for Bill to enlarge and amend
the powers of former Act—notices proved—unopposed—
Standing Orders complied with.
South Molton Roads.—Petition read for Bill to continue,
enlarge, and amend the powers of a former Act, and for the
repeal of other Acts. . . . .

The petition was opposed by a counter petition, on the
ground of Standing Orders not having been complied with,
no subscription contract to the amount of three-fourths of
the estimate of expense being entered into and deposited in
the Private Bill Office.

The question of the amount of surplus income in the hands
of the Trustees was then gone into, when after some discus-
sion it appeared in evidence to' be 81. 7s. 10d., the amount
of money authorized to be raised (without the consent of cre-
ditors) by the existing Acts, appeared to be 4,000/. ; and no
application had been made to the creditors for leave to bor-
row more.

The Trustees of the road were directed to apply the funds
towards the expenses of passing the Acts, of erecting
toll-houses, of widening and repairing roads, &c. Ste.
Nevertheless, by the Ac", 54, Geo. 111., Trustees of Turnpike
Roads were empowered to raise 2,0001. in addition to any
sum originally to he borrowed by special enactment.
t It was contended by the opposing party, that the Trustees,
not having a balance of more than 81. 7s. 10d. in hand, had
neither the right, nor the power, to come to Parliament and
ask for a Bill, enabling them to expend the sum of 33,000/.,
which appeared to be their intention, on the new lines of road
which they projected.
The parties for the Bill answered, that the Standing Orders
had not been virtually infringed ; inasmuch, as instead of a
subscription contract, it was only necessary to make and
lodge a declaration as to tho nature and amount of
the fund intended to be applied to for the purposes
of the Bill. (Standing Order, No. 8, page 18). In
proof cf this being considered a sufficient compliance
with the Standing Orders, an opinion of Mr. Austin was read
to the Committee.

As to funds, they contended that it was the constant prac-
tice of parties to come before Parliament for Bills to make
new nuts, who had not a shilling of available capital in hand ;
merely depending upon the tolls to be raised; and that, there-
fore, the trustees of this road had every reason to believe their
application (being merely for extension of powers under an
old Act) would be granted ; especially as the practice of Par-
liament appeared to be to put all trustees of turnpike roads as
nearly under the provisions of the General Inclosuro Act as
possible. .

Notwithstanding these arguments, the Committee decided
that the Standing Orders 'pad not been complied with, inas-
much as no subscription contract had been entered into ac-
cording to the Standing Order, No. 8, page 18 ; neither did
it appear to the Committee that the Trustees were in posses-
sion of funds sufficient to enable them to carry into effect the
purposes of the new work.
Turton and Entwistle Reservoir.—Petition read for Bill to
enlarge the Reservoir. Notices proved. Unopposed. Stand-
ing Orders complied with.

St. Pancras Paving __Petition read forlßill to repeal forma.
Acts, and for a Bill granting powers to levy new rates, &cc.
An objection was taken to the notice, which, it was alleged,
had not been affixed to every church-door in St. Pancras ;
neither did the notice express the manner in which it was in-
tended to alter, extend, or vary the amount of the old rates,
which, it appeared, were divided into eight classes, and that
such ought to have been the course pursued as to such notice.
The CHAIRMAN expressed his opinion, on the contrary, that
the notice produced before the Corr.mittee was one of the most
explicit he had ever seen.
It was contended that the parishes:of St. George, Blooms-
bury, and St. George the Martyr, would be as much affected
by this Bill as St. Pancras, and that therefore, such parishes
ought to have had notice.
The Committee decided that such was the case, and that
the Standing Orders had not been complied with.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAT.)

(Continued from our Fiat Edition.)
CITY OF LONDON.

The Committee met to-day at two o'clock. Mr. CURRIE
in the Chair.

As soon as the whole of the Members were present, Counsel
and strangers were ordered to withdraw. After tieing out for an
heur,they were re-admitted and informed hy the Chairman that
in consequence of a matter which had only come to their
knowledge that day, the Commuted had determined to ad-
journ tilt to-morrow i❑ order to afford them time to report
to the House. The reason was that one of the Members on
the Committee voted at the election, and was a violent parti-
san for Mr. Palmer. _ _

Why did 1!c not state as much last niizht in the House,
when two names were objected to, and struck off on the same
ground ?

TAUNTON.

John Morgan, 746 on the register, was objected to, on the
ground of removal. The Committee struck off ne vote.
An adjournment then to.k place unit to-morrow morning,

at eleven o'clock.

The number of votes objected to by the petitioners, we
understand, is 150, and by the sitting Member about 200,
The majority for the latter, 7.-heu the Committee adjourned,
was two—three votes hiving been struck off.

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY).

51.44 arrived sine..
Per T'n. s. 4.
Ih:rdon
Chester Min 22
',are's 'gain
Original Windsor Ponion C
Soutn Hartley 212 6
Tanfleld Moor 2.1 0
Walls End Bewiche avid Ce 24 6
Walls 7nl ("lark and Cs. 2l 9
Walls En Heaton 24 3
Walls End Hotspur
Walls End Kill:ngworth 23 9

17. st market—day, 24.

Walls End Lanchester o'2 0
Waits End Walke

Walls End Braddyll's llctton 27 3
Walls End Hetton ........ .......
Walla End Larnhtrin...........:7 3
Walls End Ilussel's ilettma... 27 3
Walls En.: tewart's
Walla End Har 19.p00l w 27 3
Walls End Deanery.
Walls End Barrington

PER [AL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The House of Lords stands adjourned till to-morrow.

110 USE OF CONIMONS.

The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four o'clock.
Mr. GIBSON CRAIG presented a petition against the
E,linburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill.
Mr. BLACKBURN presented a petition from the borough
of Wallingford in favour of the Bill.
Mr. HALL brought up the National Loan Fund Assurance
Company's Bill, which was read a first time.—To be read a
second time.

The Paington Harbour Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. LO WT HE R presented a petition from Knaresborough
against the Municipal Boundaries Bill.
Mr. W. D lINCOMBE supported the prayer of the petition
Mr. O'CONNELL here entered the House, bearing a large
bundle of petitions. He appeared to be in excellent spirits,
and nothing daunted by the discussions which had taken place
and the resolutions which had been passed.
Lord CASTLER.EAGII presented petitions from Now-
townard and Comber, in the County of Down, praying that
parishes might be exempted from the workhouse system, on
condition that they maintained their cwn poor. The Noble
Lord gave notice thit he would move the introduction of a
Clause in the Irish Poor Law Bill to that effect.

Mr. HODGES presented petitions from two parishes in
Essex, against the present system of Negro Apprenticeship.
HIGH SHERIFFS.

Colonel DAVIS gave notice that it was his intention, on
the 9th of March, to move for leave tge bring in a Bill for
regulating the office of High Sheriff.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the
Society of Friends, complaining of the exaction of Church-
rates, and praying for their total abolition.
Mr. THO RNELE Y presented a petition from Bilston,
praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. The Honourable
Member also presented a petition from Wolverhampton
signed by 11,000 persons, praying for the abolition of
the Negro Apprenticeship system. Also a petition from
Liverpool, in favour of the reduction of the rates of postage
to a penny. The petitioners were -of opinion that the re-
venue would not be injured by the adoption of such a rate of
postage, as the transmission of letters would be increased in a
tenfold degree.
The Marquis of C HAND 0 S wished to ask the Hon. Mem-
ber for Wolverhampton, whether it was the intention of his
Hon. Colleague, to bring forward his motion with respect to
the Corn-laws to-morrow ?
Mr. THORNLE Y said that he understood it was the in-
tention of his Hon. Colleague to bring it forward to-morrow, if
it was in his power.
Sir. F. TRENCH presented a petition from Scarborough,
against the Boundaries' Bill.
Mr. LA MBTON presented a petition from North Durham,
praying for the abolition of the system of negro apprentice-
ship ; also one from an individual named Beard, complaining
of the frauds which existed in the Coal trade.
Colonel GORE LANGTON presented a petition from a
place in Sornersetshire, praying for the Vote by Ballot.
Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from Worcester, com-
plaining of the present mode of transferring publican's
licences.
Mr. HUTTON presented a petition from the Mayor and
Corporation of Dublin in favour of the Glasgow and Edinburgh
Railway Bill, praying the House not to throw it out on any purely
technical ground. The Hon. Member also presented petitions
from St. Paul and St. Mark, Dublin, complaining of the
corrupt and profligate state of the present system of munici-
pal government there, and praying for the extension of Muni-
cipal Reform for Ireland ; also a petition from the licensed
apothecaries of Dublin, stating that there was no provision for
attaching apothecaries to dispensaries, and praying for relic'
in that respect.

TRADES' UNIONS.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition, signed by 304
house-painters of the City of Dublin, de❑ying the charges