The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-06 00:00:00

SOUTE TORMSEXILE (DONCASTER AND

GOOLE).
The Committee were occupied during the day with
evidence in favour of the Bill.

Room E.
EAST LANCASHIRE, SOUTHPORT BRANCH
The case for the promoters was closed to-day.

HOUSE OF COMMON S.
GROUP VI.

BRISTOL AND EXETER, TAUNTON AND
CASTLE CARY BRANCH, AND BRISTOL
AND EXETER BRANCH, FROM BLEADEN
TO WELLS AND GLASTONBURY.—GREAT
WESTERN (EXTENSION OF THE BERMS
AND HERTS.—EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DOR-
CHESTER, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL.
The Committee were occupied in passing the clauses
of the above-named Bills.

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.)
The Share Market has been very quiet to-day, and
but little business was done in shares. We subjoin a few
of the principal sales of Railway Shares by Messrs.
Lamond and Co.:—
East Indian
Callao, Lima, and Pacific Coast
North British, Extension
Great Western of Bengal 0 5 0
Barbadoes 0 6 0
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 13 6
North Wales ... 0 19 0
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and G001e... 1 17 0
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. .. 1 18 6
Louvain ala Sambre, ex int 0 17 6
West Riding Union .. 4 8 0
Shropshire Union and Canal 2 8 0
Royston and Ilitchin
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, ex int 4 18 0

PIPE RI ESL PA RLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House met for public business at Five o'clock.

The Earl cf SUAFTESBURY took his seat on the
Woolsack in the absence of the Lord Chancellor.

Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Car-
lisle in favour of the Medical Registration Bill. The
Noble and Learned Lord also presented several
petitions from Worcester and other places in favour of
the Health of Towns Bill, and in favour of the Bill for a
Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Scot-
land. The Noble Lord also presented petitions from
Dundee, praying for the alteration of the Laws of real
property.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.

Lord BROUGHAM laid on the table the resolutions
that he intended to move on Monday next, with respect
to the prevention of bribery and corruption at elections.
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR BILL.
Earl POWIS presented petitions against the Holy-
head Harbour Bill.
The Earl of AUCKLAND gave notice that, upon
the second reading of this Bill, he should move that it
be referred to a Select Committee.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
After a few words from Lord MORPETH,
Mr. JOHN STEWART said, that great doubts had
been expressed by tke judges as to the proper construc-
tion of the Clauses Consolidation Bill, and the principle
which prevailed in that Bill, namely, the incorporation
of the principle of general measures into particular Acts,
was the same in this Bill. He thought, therefore, that
it should not be hurried through the House, but that
they should give the matter that due deliberation which
the importance of the subject demanded.
Mr. HENLEY said that the Clauses Consolidation
Bill had been hurried through an inattentive House,
and this Bill was to be carried through in a similar
hurry. They would require to frame another Bill to
explain the 250 clauses in this Bill.—(Laughter.) He
should like to hear from the Attorney-General his de-
finition of " ratepayer" under the operation of this
clause.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL denied that the pre-
sent Government were accountable for the system of
legislation complained of by Hon. Members. Tho sys-
tem was by no means a new one, but had been in opera-
tion for many years, and was deemed convenient for the
public. The sense of the clauses could be easily ex-
plained by reference to the Companies Clauses
Consolidation Act.
A personal discussion arose between Mr. WARLEY
and Mr. HunsoN, in consequence of the Hon. Member
for Finsbury reading a letter from Dr. Laycock, of
York, which stated that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
of York knew nothing of the sanatory condition of that
city; that he had not assisted the poor, and that his only
communication with them had been many years ago,
when he officiated as a Methodist exhorter.
Captain PECHELL ultimately withdrew his amend-
ment, the further consideration of the clauso being post-
poned.
The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro-
gress, and the eonsideration of the remaining clauses
were postponed till Thursday, at twelve o'clock.
The House then adjourned till Five o'clock.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented a petition from
Liverpool, against any alteration in the navigation-laws.
On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, the following
returns were agreed to :—Return of all papers, reports,
communications, and correspondence among the Post-
office authorities relative to the dismissal of Robert
Grapes, late a General Post letter carrier in the General
Post-office ; showing the grounds of such dismissal,
with a copy of the order read to Robert
Grapes on Saturday evening, the 3d day of
July, by Thomas Boydon, the assistant inspector,
announcing such dismissal; also, a copy of the remain-
ing charges brought against the Superintending Presi-
dent and the Inspector of letter carriers by the said
Robert Grapes, the correspondence between Robert
Grapes and the Post-office authorities relative thereto,
with the reason why the further investigation of such
charges has been discontinued by Mr. Peacock, solicitor
to the Post office ; also, a copy of the evidence given
before Mr. Peacock during the late icvestigation of Ro-
bert Grapes' charges, with Mr. Peacock's report thereon.