The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mancu 23.

The SPEAKER havinr, tiken the. Chair at the usual hour,
The Glasgow. Paisley, and Grenock Railway Bill was
read a third time and passed.
METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENTS BILL.

Mr. E. J. STANLEY moved " To discharge the Or-
der !•n referring tl.o A.10,:r.r,1:c0 Imprnvorn”nt, WI! t.C..m_
mittee of Selection, aid to refer 13,11 to Select CJrnmittec
of last Seision f)r Metropolitan I nprovementt, vii. Mr.
Edward John Stanley, S r Matthe v Wood, Mr. Herrics,
Mr. Walt!ey, Mr. Clay, Sir Benjanin Hall, Col. Thomas
Wood (Middlesex), Mr. Robert Stewart, Lord Viscount
Lowther, Sir Dc Lacy Evans, Mr. George Palmer, Mr.
Barnard, Mr. Kemble, and Mr. A!dcrman Humphery..

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Mr. GREENE felt it his duty to oppose the motion.
The Bill was a private Bill, and although it was
introduced by the Government, Le did not think it
ought to be dta't with out of tie ordinary course. Only
the other day, in the case of tie Severn N.vigation Bat,
the House refused to alter its rules respecting private Bills
—he thought most wisely, and h: trusted they would fal-
low the same course upon that occasion.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY—The Bill before the House
partook more of a public than of a private character,
and, during the last two or three' Sessions, the practice
had been to refer Bills of a similar nature to Select
Committees. He thought it would be extremely inju-
dicious to have the measure now referred to an entirely
new tribunal, who might take a totally different view of
the question. Oa these grounds he hoped-the Hen. Gen-
tleman would not ptrievere in hi.; opposition,
• After a few words from Mr. BARNARD and Sir R.

INGLIS,
Mr. ESTCOURT said he should feel it his duty to
oppose the motion of the lion. Secretary to the Treasury.
So lung as it suite.] the views of the patties bringing for-
ward the measuie they bad treated it as a private Bill, and
now they claimed the tame privileges as if it were a public
Bii 1.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE hoped the Han. Member for
Lanca,ter would not persist in h.s motion.
Mr. STANLEY said he had diseoverel that there *as
an objection in point of Erna t) his motion, and therefore
he ghoul], with the I tavc of the House, withdraw it, and
move that it be a iistruction to the Comrnive of Selec-
tion to refer the B II to AlernLers naned in his motion.
Mr. lIUME wlsLed to know fr?m the Speaker whether
the Bill was t r he considered a public or a private onii ?
The SPEAKER was understood to say th a the Bill
partook of the nature of both, being a public Bill affecting
priv ste intei e:t2.
The nntioa was then withdrawn.
BARNSTAPLE ROADS BILL.

Oa the motion for the further c.-rnsith.ralim of the Re-
port of the Committee on this Bill being lead,
Mr. FOX MAULE said the present Bill was for the
renewal of an Act for the construction of roads upon which
considerable sums of money had been expendel. In the
present Bill he had been compelled to introduce two clauses,
the first to provide for the securiq of those who advanced
money on the undertaking, and the second related to the
expenditure of money.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to know whether there
was any !clause to maintain the rights of creditor=, as at
present ei.tlblithed. He would not, however, object to
the printing of the claeees for the purpose of further con-
sideration.
The debate was then adjourned, and the claim..
o.Jcac..l 4u L?(' printeCl.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION PETITION.
The following Mombe.s were sworn in at the table of
the House for the trial of the St. Alban's election petition :
—Wm. S. llugdale, Win. Hutt, J. W. Bramston, P. S.
Mildmay, A. Pringle, Hon. E. Elliot, and E. San-
ford, Esqrs.
WALSALL ELECTION PETITION.

The following Members wee sworn in far the trial of
,he Walsall eleztion petition:-11 C. Stun, \V. G. Hay-
ter, W. B. Brodie, C. W. Macke, J. Bowse, Escp.s., and
Sir W. Rae, and Lord Eliot.

Mr. LOCH brought in the ColleAon Road Railway
Bill, which vim read a first time. _ _ .

Mr. HOUSTON presented a petition from Canterbury
in favour of the Canterbury Paving Bill.
Captain PE CHE LL presented a petition from Brigh-
ton against the Shoreham and Brighton Road 13,11.
EASTER HOLIDAYS.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notet that on Tuesday the
6th of April, he should move that the House do adjourn
to Tuesday the 20th of April.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL moved for a return of the
names of all those Poor-law Unions in which spe_!ial and
not general rules had been adopted in the year 18.10, ar.d
of the dates when such rules were issued.
On Captain PECIIELL moving for leave of absence
to Major Chet,:vynd,
Mr. GRINISDITCH inquired on what account the
le sve was asked?
Captain PE C H EL L replied urgent private business,

An LION. MEMBER hoped the Gall ant Officer would state
more preci ely the i.r.iunds upon which the leave was asked.
Captain PECHELL slid that althougi the business
was of a very urgent nature, he could not inform the
House what it war. He had been instructed to say that
it was urgent
General LYG ON said he was able to state to the
House that the Gallant Major's business was of a very
urgent private nature, and such as no one could transact
but himself.
The motion was then agreed to.
Sir EARDLEY wiLmor gave notice that in Com-
mittee on the Administration of Justice 811 he would
move certain alterations in clause 8.
Mr. HE RRIES teeing the Right Hon. the Chancellor
of the Exchequer in his place, in regard to the accounts to
which reference was male last n'ghr, begged to ask if it
was his intention to withdraw the imperfect account of the
efeFewe o, the China expedition and substitute a perfect( tie?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did
not intend to withdraw the account, which was in accord-
ance with the orders of the House ; but at the same time he
would have no objection to give as full an account of the
China expcnseg es as possible.