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

GROUP LXXIII.

LEEDS CENTRAL.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Mr. W. ll'
Hope in the chair.
After hearing some further evidence against the Bill on
behalf of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company the case
closed.
ou
After a conversation respecting certain clauses sp
that
be necessary to regulate the crossing of streets, which would
be yif the Bill passed, the p was postponed
till thenecessar Railway Commissioners' report was treeved.

COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS.

DAY.)
LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS.
The Committee en this group met this morning, B°°l3l
in
35; Sir J. Johntt ,re in the chair.
After the adjournment yesterday the Committee dre/
rfi:a
clause, which, however, did not satisfy the several the
and they accordingly went on with the opposition
Bill. They were occupied during the sitting with hesaZ
evidence on the qualities of the water at present supplied
the different companies to the town.

IMPE RI A L PA RitifA- ME,NT.

(THIS DAY•)

HOUSE OF COMMONS• elra
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after
o'clock.

REPORTS.
The reports on the following Bills were brought uP
anG
Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Os.
alags g w
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2.)
Glasgow, Patsley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, an
Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway (No. 1).
Kingston upon Thames Small Tenements. d
Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Spalding -11
Ilolbeach).

LORDS'Amendments AEtoNDthMeECNhTerte.ilham
The Lords'Water
works Ball were agreed to
•
The re
port on the Colchester, Stour Valley Sudhul.
l'
to Melfor
and Halstead Railway (Extension- 'd, La
vell
ham, and
P Clare) was further considered and agreed to"
GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES. fast
Mr. BROTIIERTON presented petitions from Bei
and Methune against the use of grain in distilleries. ,
HEALTH TOWNS
Mr. WILSON PATT ENOF d. petitions fr°
na 1
presence 0
Warrington complaining of -the state of that town, 0
praying for some legislative enactment.
EDUCATION. Mr
Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from Nortbs ,
ton in favour of the Government plan of education.
SMALL TENEMENTS BILL.
efella
Mr. R. SPOONER presented petitions from s .0g
parishes in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, tslia,
for exemption from the Rating of Small TeneniePerPS
Lord SANDON presented a vetition from JAlll,eoe..
against certain clause --4 is the .Bating 'of Smal
ments Bill. - • '- 1031
Mr. P. SCROPE presented similar petitions
parishes in Lancashire.
BANK OF ENGLAND. „turn°
On the motion of Mr. FORSTER the following —Liselg
were ordered:—Retures of the circulation of shed and
of England, and of the banks of issue in Eagistl3B46, to
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, from Jannarto- eogsri.,
the present time (in continuation of rat— Be
Paper, No. 27, of vession 1846). Of the notegoolished
ties, Bullion, &c., of the Bauk of England, so and
8 ViC•
in the Gazette, from the passing of the Act 7,jjeneti"
C. 32, to the present time (in continuation of,nt of til!
tary Paper, No. 336, of session 1846). Ace, v-e the 24tu
quarterly averages of the Bank of England onLentarY
day of January, 1846 (in continuation of PO".
Paper, No. 27, of session 1846). rrg DAY.'
DROPPED ORDERS OF T-- a the dal
The dropped notices of motion and orders
were reappointed. c 'HILL
JUVENILE OFFENDER', , „Aitioto
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented severaL
,jute
from parts of Worcester in favour of the v
Offenders Bill. s Bill b.
On the motion that the Juvenile Offender
read a second time, read that
Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the Bill be
was „i.o.
clay six months. A very extensive powq
thisegir.
posed to be vested in the magistrates ofte, this
tty ; but, in his opinion, the magistr!..ear,o [boo
country did not know their duty. 704 ~, private,
It was proposed that two magistrates, 5.1913ng to radjudi
nut in a public court, shuuld have the opal?
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cate on cases where the age of the offender 1110_1:3;cesd
ceeci fifteen years, and when the property did
e'brinnirle
the value of 40s. Now, that was opposed to tn p
which was that o
of the constitution of this country, ~.,en
there should- be perfect publicity .
linggn ins-
administer the law ; but, perhaps, a fox-
T 1 y and f
tice would not, by want of legal information .
___t to
the operation of_ injurious influences, be conipetau
administer justice fairly.
An HON. MEMBER seconded the motion. e want
Mr. G. BANKES—There certainly were some warn
sions in the Bill to which he could not gtve a "7 wog
assent.- But,- at the same time, it ws _ this
important that there should be some law 0...91
roes, PYR"
subject.--(Hear, hear.) Under the p .

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