The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

GROUP XXI.

E.S.STER,Tir COUNTIES EXTENSION (11EI&W°
TORD EITCHIN.)
M. A. Bathwick, Esq., engineer to the company, was eX.
amined this morning at considerable length.

GROUP XXVIII.
EASTERN COUNTIES (sp.aleVZ" TO
NEWARK). in the
The Committee on this group—Mr. T. D. Acland
chair, with Lord Edwin Dill, the Earl a March, Cap taut
Ilaris, and Sir Ralph Lopez—met this morning in Room
The Committee was occupied during the whole of
the
day in receiving evidence in opposition to the Bill from the
landowners against the line, showing the local inconvenience'
it would occasion.

GROUP XXXIII.

LEEDS CENTRAL.
This Committee met to-dav at twelve o'clock; Mr. W•
Hope in the chair.
Aft,r hearing some further evidence against the Bill °II
behalf of the Leeds and Bradford Railway CompanY the
c
closed. uld
After a conversation respecting certain clauses that wo
wo Id
be necessary to regulate the crossing of streets, Which
be necessary if the Bill passed, the preamble was postpo
till the Railway Commissioners' report was received.. ase

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COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS.
(THIS DAY.)
LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. goon
The Committee en this group met this morning,
33; Sir J. John: t Te in the chair.
After the adjournment yesterday the Committee drelf.UP
a clause, which, however, did not satisfy the several partigs'
and they accordingly went on with the opposition to the
Bill. The—the
3 were occupied during the sitting with 1] ..
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evidence on the qualities of the water at present supplied 0Y
different
thecompanies to tllflol...__—.'•________
13.1PERIAL PARLIAML
ziNT.
(THIS DAY.) in Roo

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twel"
o'clock.

REPORTS.
Trreepaotrots:L
n the following Bills were brought up
and agreed
Glasgow,
egDumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glas-
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2.)
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, an
Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway (No. I).
Kingston upon Thames Small Tenements.
Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Spalding 104
Holbeach).
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' Amendments to the Cheltenham Water"
works Bill were agreed to.
The report on the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury,
and Halstead Railway (Extension to :Belford, LaYell"
ham, and Clare) was further considered and agreed to.
GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES. vase
Mr. BROTHERTON presented petitions from Belfast
and Methune against the use of grain in distilleries.
HEALTH OF TOWNS.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented petitions CI
Warrington complaining of the state of that torn], "
praying for seine legislative enactment.
EDUCATION. Northamp-
Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from •D.
tun in favour of the Government plan of edueatio
SMALL TENEMENTS BILL'
parishes in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, Mr. R. SI'OONER presented petitions from several
fur exemption from the Rating of Small Tenenle.llLe'rpoi
Lord SANDON presented a petition from lir Toe..
against certain clauses in the Rating of Small
ments Bill. fr°°l
Mr. P. SCROPE presented similar petition
parishes in Lancashire.

BANK OF ENGLAND
On the motion
were ordered:lotcrqUirrt;sFoOfßtShTe Ecßirctuhleatfioo.lrilovivj
n the Bank
nt:redttia:s.
of England,.
and of the banks • ''' g- 1:1
Wales, Scotland of issue in 0 146, t°
the present and Ireland, from JanuarY,
....,- pots',"
Paper, No. time (in continuation of Farlia..—eari-
ti
es, Bullion &ofthe .
, e.,
in the Gazette, from the passing of - Act 7 613- •
the,, oiamen
C. 32, to the
present time (in continuation or "s" f the
tart' Paper, N0.336,t 0
quarterly
z,),o_ averages of the Bank of England sive° • matarY
? January,r 1846 (in continuation of l'arlialn-
Paper, No. 27, of session 1846).
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ROI 3 PED ORDERS OF THE Dof
The dropped notices of ders of the Aei
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motion and or
were reappointed.
_. JUVENILE OFFENDERS DII'. • .
Sir J. FAKING' rON presented several petitions
Wile
from parts of Worcester in favour of the Ju
Offenders Bill.
On the motion that the Juvenile Offenders fill I,e
read a second time, t
Mr. ROEBUCK moved Bill b read that
day that the e
.. D o-
da • •
) six months. A very extensive power iv.- .r,..
posed to be vested in the magistrates of tbis cot!_,_
try ; hut, in his opinion, the magistrates of tin°
country did not know their duty (Hear, hest..)
It was proposed that two magistrates, silting in privt",
djuu
not in a public court, should have the option to al
cate on eases where the age of the offender did not ex;
ceed fifteen y, and hen epr operty did not excee.ae
the value of 40s.ears Now,w that wasth opposed to the principit
of the constitution of this country, which was thtso
there should be perfect publicity given
administer the law ; but, perhaps, a fox-hunting juli"
tice would not, by waii of legal information, and by
the operation of injurious influences, be competent to
administer justice fairly.
An HON. MEMBER seconded the motion. vi-
Mr. G. BANKES—There certainly were some warms
sions in the Bill to which he could not give a very wall:
assent. But, at the same time, it was r13(1"
important that there should be some law on this
subject.--(ilear, hear.) LTuder the pre.seut PY5lel2