The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

CASE OF MR. BUTT.

The Duke of RICHMOND had a petition to present
from a person with whom he was unacquainted, of the
name of Butt. This person had been convicted with
Lord Cochrane of having spread reports, before it oc-
curred, of the capture of the late Emperor of the French,
for which, together with his Lordship, he had been
subjected to a severe pecuniary penalty. He prayed
that, as their Lordships bad dealt leniently with Lord
Cochrane, they would do the same with him, and return
him the 1,0001. in which he had been fined.—(Laughter.)
As he did not intend to take any measures he would
simply lay it on the table.
WATERWORKS CLAUSES BILL.
The report of this Bill was brought un.
MARKETS AND FAIRS CLAUSES BILL.
The report of this Bill was also brought up, with a few
amendments, and received.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
;heir Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE 01 COMMONS, March 29.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four l'elock.
DUBLIN CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from some
place (the name of which we did not hear) against the
Dublin Corporation Improvement Bill.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time and
ordered to be committed:—
Sandwich Haven.
Bristol Building and Improvement.
Liverpool Guarian Gas.
York Improvement, Lendal-bridge and approachec.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from a
Mr. J. Brown, a shareholder in the Old Edinburgh and
Perth Railway Company, praying that the second read-
ing of the Bill be postponed until the evidence taken
before the Committee on Standing Orders be printed.
The petitioner alleged that the report of that Committee
was not borne out by the evidence.
WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS HAR-
BOUR.

Mr. STRUTT moved that the Weymouth and Mel-
combe Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts Bill be referred
to the Commissioners of Railways ; and that the said
Bill be not considered in Committee until the Commis •
sioners shall have reported upon the Bills promoted by
the Great Western Railway Company, in conformity
with the resolutions of that House of the 23d day of
February.—Agreed to.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY BILL.
General DIORISON moved the second, reading of
thls

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE trusted that the second reading
would be postponed until after the holidays. No ob-
jection could be urged against this course, as the delay
would not cause any embarrassment to the parties in-
terests, while it would give an opportunity to the peti
tioners whom he represented to see the printed evidence
taken before the Select Committee.

Mr. LOCH opposed any delay.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that there were circum-
stances connected with the reconstruction of this com-
pany which called for investigation. It was stated in
the report that the directors of the old company were
the directors of the new. Now the fact was, that only
three of these sat upon the new board. Then the plans
and specifications of the old company were taken pos-
session of by the parties connected with the new, al-
though they themselves had not in the first instance
lodged them.

Air. GREENE suggested that the Bill should be con-
sidered to. morrow.

Mr. DUNCOISIBE—Why not say three weeks at
once?

I Mr. ELLICE defended the report of the Committee.
That report had nothing to do with the petitioners, and
he did not see, therefore, why a postponement till May
should be required.
Mr. T. DL NCOMBE thought there was something
very unreasonable in this opposition. The Committee
upon the Bill would not, even if the Bill were read a
second time that day, sit before the 17th of May. He
thought the whole of the circumstances in this case so
peculiar that he would move that it be read a second
time that day three weeks.
Sir W. HEA THCOTE explained that, although there
were only three names of the registered directors of the
old company upon the new, the reason was that these
gentlemen had from time to time retired, and other
names had been substituted, so that in fact the direction
was altogether different at the period of the dissolution
of the old company to what it had been at the beginning.
Mr. GISBORNE apprehended that the report of
the Standing Orders Committee was presented to the
House with the view of being confirmed, and he thought
it nothing but right that the evidence should be laid be-
fore them upon whidz that report was fumed. He