The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-22 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.:

Committee :
The following Resolutions were reported from the above

1. That in the case of the Henley and London Water-
works and Navigation petition, the standing orders ought
to be dispensed with: —That the parties be permitted to pro-
ceed with their Bill, provided the same be presented not later
than three clear days after the presentation of this report.
2. That in the case of the Irish South-Eastern Railway
(Amendment of Acts) petition, the standing orders ought to
be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to pro-
ceed with their Bill on inserting the notice once in each of
three successive weeks in a newspaper or newspapers pub-
lished in Dublin : —That the Committee on the Bill do exa-
mine, in the firstrplace, how far such order has been com-
plied with, and do report the same to the House ou the re-
port of the Bill.

3. That in the case of the Eastern Counties Railway Com-
pany and Newmarket Company Amalgamation Bill petition
tor leave to proceed with the Bill, the standing orders ought
not to be dispensed with.

4. That in the case of the Great Northern Railway
(Amendment of Acts, Deviations, and Enlargements, at and
near Boston, Bentley, Lincoln, and King's Cross) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on depositing
an Estimate and a Declaration in the Private Bill-office, and
printed Copies thereof in the Private Bill-office and the Vote-
office : —That the parties do, in the first place, produce
before the Committee on the Bill a certificate from the Exa-
miner of Petitions for Private Bills that the said orders have
been complied with; and that the said Committee do report
the production of such certificate to the House on the report
of the Bill.

5. That in the ease of the East Lancashire Railway Acts
Amendment and Deviation (Connecting Lines in Preston
and Walton-le-Dale, &c.) petition, the standing orders ought
•to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to pro-
ceed with their Bill, on depositing with the Court of Chan-
cery the sum of six hundred Pounds, in order to make the
total sum deposited equal to ene4enth part-of the amount of
the Subscription Contract :—That the Committee on the Bill
do examine, in the first place, how far such order has been
complied with, and do report the same to the House on the
report of the BilL
6. That in the case of the River Dun Navigation Com-
pany (Purchase of Stainforth and Keadby Canal) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
The first, second, fourth, and sixth Resolutions agreed to.—
Report to lie on the table.

The following Railway petitions were reported from the
Select Committee on Standing Orders, and the Bills ordered
to be brought in :
Great Northern (Amendment of Acts, Deviations, and
Enlargements at and near Boston, Bentley, Lincoln and
King's Cross). ,
East Lancashire Acts Amendment and Deviation (Con-
necting Lines in Preston and Walton-le-Dale, &c.)
The undernamed Railway Bills were read a first, and
ordered to be read a second time:—

London and Blackwall (Amendment and Extension of
Time).
Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wilsontown,
and Coltness:Amalgamation.