The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-18 00:00:00

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This was the petition of the Eastern Union Railway Company, for
leave to bring in a Bill to make a railway from their line at Manning-
tree to Harwich, a distance of about twelve miles, the estimated cost
of which was 165,0001.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been com-
plied with.

NORTH WALES MINERAL ILAILIXTAY
(DEVIATION AND BRANCHES).
The object sought by the petitioners in this case was leave to
bring In a Bill to make certain deviations and branches from the
main line to Llangollen, Frewdd, and Brynally. Estimated cost for
the branches 65,0001., and for the deviation 43,0001. Standing
orders complied with. Ellicombe and Co., Parliamentary agents.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes past Twelve o'clock
RAILWAY BUSINESS.

The following Railway Bills were read a second time, and were
ordered to be committed, YiZ. :
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway.
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.
South-Eastern Railway (No. 1), Waterloo-road to Greenwich.
South-Eastern Railway (No. 2), Greenwich to (311lham, with

Branches.
South Eastern Railway (No 3), Greenwich Railway to Chart, near
Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead.
Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth Railway.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-TyneJunetiOn Railway.
London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch).
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch).
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehampton

Branches).
York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension).
York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches, No. I).
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunder-
land Railway, and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches).
York and North Midland Railway (Widening and Enlargement).
The Yolk and Carlisle Railway Bill was read a first time.
Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved—That it be an instruction to the
Committee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill " to enable
the Edinburgh Water Company to extend their works, to raise a
further sum of money, and to alter and amend the Acts relating to
the said Company," be postponed for a fortnight to give time for an-
other Bill which has been applied for, " for providing an additional
supply of Water to the city of Edinburgh, burgh of Canongate, towns
of Leith and Portobello, and places adjacent," the petition for which
is now before the Sub-Committee on Petitions, to be brought forward
in order that these as competing Bills may be referred to the same
Committee

FROST, WILLIANS, AND JONES.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition, praying that the sen-
tence of transportation which had been passed on Frost, Williams,
and Jones, might be rescinded. •
OREGON QUESTION.
A petition was presented from the inhabitants of Leeds, praying
the House to adopt all peaceable measures for the settlement of the
Oregon question.

TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. IRELAND BLACKBURN]; presented three petitions from
Warrington, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.
Mr. FIELDEN presented petitions from Yorkshire and Lanza-
shire to the same effect.
THE CHARTIST CONVICTS.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Ceckermouth, signed
by COO persons, praying that the convicts Frost, Williams, and Jones,
might be liberated.
LANCASTER, CARLISLRAILWAY. E AND PRESTON JUNCTION
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from Carlisle against the
Lancaster, Carlisle. and Preston Junction Railway.
EMBODIME., T OF THE MILITIA.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition agreed to by a meeting in
Carlisle, against the measure contemplated by Government for call-
ing out the militia.
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW EXTENSIONS, &c.
On the motion of Mr. GIBSON CRAlG;tbandinburgh and Glas-
gow Extensions Bill was read a first time ; » was the Edinburgh
an 3 re:bits ;,lailway