The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up, the amendments
and alterations agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be en-
grossed, viz. :
Scottish Grand Junction Railway.
London and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch).
Electric Telegraph Company.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend-
ment and Branches (No. 1).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend-
ment and Branches (No. 2).
South-Eastern Railway (No. 7—Extension of stations at
Ashford).
Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway.
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway.
Liverpool Docks.
Middleton Gas.

Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Pettycur and Perth Har-
bour Branches and Deviations).
Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Colchester).
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches.
East Lincolnshire Railway.
London and South-Western Railway (Farnham and Alton
Branch).
London and South-Western Railway (Epsom Branch).
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz.,
Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tenements.
Monkland Canal.

Sunderland Gas.
Sunderland Waterworks.
Mr. FORBES moved that the Caledonian Northern Direct
Railway Bill be removed from Group No. 5 of Railway Bills,
and referred to the Chairman of Ways and Means, and the
Members ordered to prepare and bring in the Bill.
Mr. GREENE objected to the:metion, on the ground of
irregularity, and it was withdrawn.
Mr. GREENE moved that the East and West India Docks,
and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill, be read a second
time on Monday next, notwithstanding such second reading
will be more than seven clear days after the first reading of
the said Bill.

The motion was agreed to.
Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from the mer-
chants add bankers of Glasgow with respect to the proceed-
ings in railway Bills, complaining of the serious injury
which had been dons to the money-market by the with-
drawal of large sums to be employed in railway speculation.
The petition also prayed that no railway Bill should be al-
lowed to pass unless it were by the consent of the majority of
shareholders.

Capt. PECHELL presented a petition from Captain Pike, a
barrister, complaining of various acts of hardship which he
had suffered, in consequence of his having reported for the
public press while engaged on the Home Circuit. The
Benchers of Gray's Inn, in consequence, brought several
charges against him in order to destroy his prospects. He
was tried by a sort of court-martial of the benchers, attired
in black gowns, who could bring no accusation of moral
guilt against him ; but notwithstanding all that he urged in
his defence he was disbarred and disgraced. The petition
concluded by requesting that a Committee of the House
might be appointed to inquire into the circumstances of his
case, with a view to the restoration of the rank and privi-
leges of which he had been unjustly deprived.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented six petitions from
Preston, in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill.

Mr. -PALMER presented a petition from Berkshire,
praying that poor-law officers may have allowances for
superannuation.
Lord MORPETH presented a similar petition from the
officers of the Halifax Union; also petitions in favour of a
Ten Hours' Bill.