The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-30 00:00:00

TURNPIKE TRUSTS.

Mr. FREWEN proposed the following resolution
with respect to these trusts :—" That, in order to
facilitate the passing of Acts for the purpose of amal-
gamating turnkpike trusts, this House will generally
consent to suspend the standing orders during the
present session of Parliament in cases of private
Bills, the object of which is to unite two or
more turnpike trusts. That, on or before the
last day of February, 1848, and one month
before leave be given to bring in any Bill for
the purpose of uniting turnpike trusts, the promoters
of any such Bill shall be required to give notice, in
the form prescribed by the standing orders, once in
some newspaper published in the county, or, if there
is none published in the county, then in a newspaper
generally circulating in the county where the said
turnpike roads are situated, of their intention to make
such application to Parliament : and shall also serve,
or cause to be served, on the clerk of each of the said
turnpike trusts, a copy of the said notice ; and there
shall be a schedule attached to each Bill, stating
whether the trustees of each trust assent to or dis-
sent from (orotherwiseas the case may be) such Bill."
The Hon. Gentleman said the object which he had in
view in proposing them was to facilitate in every way
the amalgamation of small turnpike trusts. Wher-
ever this was done the best results had accrued to the
amalgamated bodies. For instance, since the whole
of the metropolitan trusts were combined in one
commission, they had been enabled to pay 168,0001.
of their debts. The subject had been for some time
under the consideration of local magistrates, and they
were generally of opinion that the resolutions he now
submitted should be carried out.
Mr. STRUTT said that the House had laid down
certain standing orders, prescribing the course to be
adopted by persons applying for Bills affecting turn-
pike trusts. The House had carefully considered
the subject, and the courses recommended had been
invariably adhered to. The Hon. Menaber now pro-
posed that all the standing orders should be suspended.
He did not see any reason why the present mode
should be altered. It appeared to him a somewhat
extraordinary mode of proceeding, that now before
the month of November had expired, and with the
one case of hardship which the lion. Member had re•
ferred to, the House should be called: upon to lay
aside its standing orders without any recommenda-
tions from a Committee on the subject. He therefore
felt bound to give his opposition to the motion of the
lion. Member.

Sir W. JOLLIFFE said that there was no doubt
the proposed resolutions would not effectually rensedy
the existing difficulties of the case. Some of the
trusts in the south of England were in so utterly a
a hopeless state, that it was irapossible for
them to amalgamate. He felt bound to give his
opposition also to the motion of the Hon. Member.
Mr. FRE WEN said that the trusts were in the
same difficulties all over the country. In one parish
in Sussex there were no less than sixteen trusts, all
of which were in the hands of the creditors, and the
inhabitants had threatened to pull down the gates, as
had been done some time since in South Wales. After
the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Strut* he would not press his motion. He begged,
therefore, to withdraw it.

Motion withdrawn.
RAJA OF SATTARA.

Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from
the Tower Hamlets, praying the House to institute
an inquiry into the claims of the Raja of Sattara, and
the charges which had been made against him.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition, signed
by 700 of the electors of Marylebone, to the same
effect ; and a petition from the borough of Finsbury
also to the same effect.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from
Salford praying an inquiry into the case of the Raja
of Sattara.

COERCIVE MEASURES FOR IRELAND

Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition, nume-
rously signed by the inhabitants of Bradford, praying
the House not to sanction any coercive measures for
Ireland.

POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
Mr. GRANGER presented a petition from Cork
in favour of an assimilation of the poor-laws of Eng-
land and Ireland.