The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-11 00:00:00

FESTINIOG RAILWAY.

Colonel PARRY brought, up the report of the Commit tee
on the Festiniog Railway Bill. The Hon. and Gallant
Member moved that the Bill be recommitted. The Com-
mittee had reported that part of the preamble had not
been proved—that part had since been struck out, and on
behalf of the promoters of the Bill, who had incurred a very
heavy expense, he now moved that the Bill be reco►u-
mitted.

Lord DARLINGTON, as a Member of the Commit-
tee, would object to a re-commitment of the Bill ; and he
thought it very extraordinary that the Hon. Member
should have moved its re-commitment without havin4.-
stated any grounds to induce the Hoese to accede to the
proposition. The matter had undergone a very fu'l inves-
tigation before the Committee, which had sat -:or five
days, and they decided that the preamble ;vas not proved.

He objected to the recommittal of the Bill, as no reasons
had been given for it, and it would put the pa; ties to
great expense. There was no part of the conduct of any
of the Committee impugned, and therefore he hoped their
decision would not be overset in this manner.

Colonel PARRY thought he had given sufficient rea-
sons fbr the recommittal of the B:11. The opponews of it
hail gained their object, and he thought
,justice would not
be done to the parties, who had spent a large of meney, if
the Bill were not recommitted.
Mr. PRINGLE thought the House was not in a situa-
tion to re-construct the Committee, as no sufficient ground
had been stated for that purpose. lie should therefore
oppose the motion.
Colonel PARRY thought that all private, as well as
public, interests would be satisfied by expunging the objec-
tionable clause to which he bad referred.

Sir G. CLERK said, that in this case the Committee
had decided that the preamble of the Bill was not proved.
Now, he apprehended that under such circumstances it was
perfectly unprecedented to refer the Bill hack to the Com-
mittee, and that if anv party were dissatisfied with the
course adopted by the Committee, a different course of pro-
ceeding ought to be adopted. He wished to bear the opi-
nion of the Speaker upon this point.
Colonel PARRY understood that there were no objec-
tions to any part of the Bill, but the part which he had
consented to withdraw.

Lord DARLINGTON was given to understand that
it was intended to introduce another clause having precisely
the same effect. _

Colonel PARRY would n)t trouble the House to di-
vide, as he, would withdraw his motion, and merely move
that the Report do lie on the table. He begged, however,
to give notice, that on some future day he would m Lke a
motion on the subject.
The Report was then laid oa tl.e table.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. MILLS moved that the amendments of the House
of Lords on this railway be assented to.—Agreel to.

ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Mr. BANNERMAN brought up the Report on the
Aberdeen Public Schools Bill, and stated that he should
on Monday next, call the attention of the House to the
special circumstances contained in the Report.
BRANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY.

On the motion of Sir M. W. RIDLEY, the Brandling
Junction Railway was read a third time and passed.
GREENWICH RAILROAD.
Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants tants of Greenwich, praying that any railroad that might
be formed from London to the coast of Kent, might pass
through that borough.
BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, AND THAMES