The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-03 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES (TOTTENHAM AND

H EN ET) .
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Petitions were put in, containing allegations complaining of de-
fects in the plans and sections. Of these, several were sustained,
and the standing orders were declared to be not complied with.
NOEF O'LIE Zl', AI TANITAT S (T H ETF ORD AND

R.11E1)11.1A.1111).
The Committee, having retired for an hour, resumed the conside-
ration of this Bill, and proceeded with the postponed allegations,
which related to imperfections in the plans and sections.
On several allegations the standing orders were not complied with.

Sub-Committee No. 5.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

LONDON AND BIEAKINGEABZ EXTENSION

(..IVOR.THADIPTON, DAVENTRY, LEA—
DIINGTON, AND WARWICK).
This Bill was again called on, and 31r. COATIS proceeded at great
length to support the allegations of the petitiomrs against the Bill.
The discussions on the petitions against the Lill occupied the Com-
mittee the whole of the remaining part of the day. lu respect of the
allegations ix one of the petitions, that the sum of money subscribed
for in the contract deed was not equal to three-quarters of the esti-
mate, the Committee decided that the standing orders were not com-
plied with. At a former meeting of theCaminittee a question had been
raised as to the sufficiency of a signature by a lady named Smithers,
in the name of her sister Cordelia Louisa Smithers, by power of
attorney. The point then stood over, it being represented that the
power of attorney could be produced, but the power of attorney not
being produced this day, the decision was given again.it the promoters
of the Bill.
It being now four o'clock, it became necessary for the Committee
to adjourn, and the question was raised to what date should they
adjourn.
The Cnantafax said that he did not think they could meet again
until after Easter, as there would be no Members in town. Mr. H.
Drummond and Mr. Packe had left town this morning. He himself
would go to-morrow, and Mr. Cavendish on Monday.
Mr. ream—That will be nearly all the Committee.
The CHAIRMAN—AII but one, and he will go on Wednesday.
A long discussion ensued, in the course of which it appeared that
there were several petitions against the Bill to be entered into, and
that one a them contained upwards of 400 allegations. The Chair-
man observed that this was very hard upon the promoters of the Bill,
but it was still worse for the members of the Committee.
It was ultimately agreed that the Committee should adjourn to the
first Wednesday or Thursday after Easter, but it should not meet for
eispatch of business until the Thursday.
The Chairman left the chair shortly after four o'clock.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships did not sit to-day before two o'clock to resume
public business. The Lords present were the Earl of Shaftes-
bury (in the chair), Lords Hood, Redesdale, and Beaumont.
BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER.
This was the first case called, and after hearing the usual evidence
the Committee adjourned the case, to give the promoters of the Bill
tires to prove compliance with Lord Wi arivzliffe s stand-
ing order, namely, that where an amalgamation of two
companies shall take place, a meeting of the shareholders
of both companies shall first take place, having been previously
convened by public advertisements in the papers for three weeks
preceding such meeting. The case will come filially before the Com-
mittee on Monday next.

LONDON AND YORK.
The hearing of this case was further adjourned to Monday next.
SOUTH-EASTERN (TUNBRIDGE WELLS, HASTINGS, AND
RYE.)
In this case, after hearing the usual evidence, the Committee de-
cided that the promoters of the line had complied with the standing
Orders.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Committee met at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Escott, chairman.
THE PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HURLET.
In this case the Committee decided that the standing orders ii',.
not been complied with.
HAMILTON AND STRATUAVEN.
The Committee decided that the standing orders h.la not been
complied with in this case.

TILE OXFORD. WITNEY, AND CMATEITUAM.
The Committee decided that the s..4nding orders had not been
complied with in this case.

PRI

COUNCIL -(THIS DAY.)
The Ltulicial Coaimittee of the Privy Council sat to-day, for the
:....,rpose of hearing petitions for the confirmation and extension of
patents. The Lords present were the Lord President, the Vice-
Chancellor Wigram, the Julge of the Admiralty Court, and the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall.

IN TUE HATTER OF MCNTZ'3 PATENT.
The petition in this case was ordered to stand for hearing on Mon-
day, the 11th of May.
IN TUE MATTER OF STEAD'S PATENT.
This case came before their Lordships upon the petition of Mr.
David' Stead, praying for the confirmation of a patent taken out by
him for improvement in wood paving, by means of sextagonal blocks.
The petition was oppose 4 by the Metropolitan Wood Paving Company.
iiir Thomas Wilde and Mr. Wells appeared for the petition, and
Mr. Matthew Davenport Hill and Mr. Webster opposed it.
The Attorney-Geueral appeared for the Crown. but declined to ad-
dress the Court.
Their Lordships, at the conclusion of the arguments at half-past
four o'clock, postponed their judgment.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the Woolsack at
Five o'clock.

Lord MONTEAGLE said he had received a note from his
Noble Friend—a Noble Marquis who usually sits at that side
of thellouse—expressing his regret at not having been able to
be present in the House last night to join in the vote of thanks
to the British army in India; but he had requested of him
(Lord Monteagle) to state that he would put a question to the
Government, to this effect, that he would wish to know if any
further proceeding was intended to be taken ?
A Nostra Loan whose name we could not hear, presented
a petition numseously signed by solicitors and attorneys,
against the Real Property, Deeds, Registration Bills.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills.
Lord REDESDALE, in pursuance of the notice which he
had given yesterday, called the attention of the House to the
report of the Select Committee on the Great Western, the
Templemore, and the Tipperary Junction Railway Bills. Their
that the proceedings on the Irish
Rail-
way had this awthisarseession taken a rather my"),
course,inas-
much
they were introduced into their Lordships House in the
first instance. It appeared that only one of those Bills
was opposed, and eventually that opposition was
withdrawn. The Committee appointed to inquire into,
the merits of those Bills found it advisable to group
them, a proceeding usually taken by the other House.
He would, therefore, with their Lordships' permission, slightly
Sketch the nature of the country through Which these lines