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

HOUSE OF COIIIIIIOIVS, April 2.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four O'clock.

Mr. GREENE moved that the Blackburn, Clitheroe,
and North Western Junction Railway Bill, the Black-
burn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway Bill, the Hudders•
field and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield Branch)
Bill, and the Kinross Junction Railway Bill, be read a
second time, according to the notice given at the Private
Bill-office, although the breviates of such Bills respec•
tively were, in consequence of the House not sitting on
Tuesday, not laid on the table of the House until Wed-
nesday the Ist of April.—Agreed to.
MAXIMUM TOLLS.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET moved the re-
newal of the order of the 24th day of April, relative to
fixing the maximum rates of charges in all railway Bills.
The Noble-Lord also moved tl.at the following clause be
inserted in all railway Bills passing through this
House :—" And be it further enacted, that nothing
herein contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt
the railway by this or the said recited Acts, authorised
to be made from the provisions of any general Act re-
lating to such Bills, or of any general Act relating to
rrilways, which may hereafter pass during this or any
future session of Parliament, or from any future revision
and alteration under the authority of Parliament, of
the maximum rates of fares and charges authorised by
this Act."

The motions were severally agreed to.
Sir J. Y. BULLER moved that leave be given to the
Sub-Committee on petitions for Private Bills, in the case
of the Ipswich, and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Exten-
sion to Ely, and a branch therefrom) petition for Bill
referred to the said Committee On the 6th day of Feb-
ruary last, to proceed upon a copy of the petition, Bill,
and agent's declaration, the originals having been lost in
the House. The motion was agreed to.
SUNDERLAND DOCKS.
Mr. H. HINDE postponed his motion on moving
amendments of the third reading of the Sunderland
Dock Bill.

SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed, viz. :
Plymouth Great Western Docks (by order).
Kinross Junction Railway (No. 1).
Blackburn, Daewen, and Bolton Railway.
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfield

Branch).
Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction
Railway.
REPORTS.
The following reports were brought up, the amend-
ments and alterations agreed to, and the Bills ordered
to be engrossed, viz. :
Royal Asylum of St. Anne's Society.
Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory.
Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway and

Pier.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway.
Woodstock Roads (to be considered).
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Little-
hampton Branches) (to be considered).
Midland Railway, Syston and Peterborough Railway
(Deviations and Branches).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend-
ment and Branches (No. 3).
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bill were read a third time and passed.
viz.:--
Sunderland Dock (Amendments to be proposed)
Enfield Chase Road
Bury Gas
Great Western Railway
Ellesmere and Chester Canal
Capt. BERKELEY presented a petition, praying for
an inquiry into the management of the Merchant Sew"
men's Fund.
Mr. C. LEGII presented a petition from certain ill'
habitants of Chester complaining of frivolous objectionS
being made to their votes. Also a petition from Cone-
ton, in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill.
THE LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW'
CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition, signed by
upwards of two hundred of the leading firms of Man'
chester, in favour of this line of railway.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition in favour of
the same scheme from the town of Liverpool, signet'
by upwards of five hundred of the leading banked'
merchants, and others of that place.
Mr. C. WOOD presented a petition in favour of the
Factory Bill.
Mr. PALMER presented a petition from Berkshire'
praying that a superannuation allowance be made t°
poor-law officers.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
Sir A. CLIFFORD appeared, to summon the hous- t
the bar of the House of Lords, to hear the royal asset'
given by Commission to several Bills.
The SPEAKER returned in about ten minutes e'neti
said that her Majesty had been most graciously plea'
to give her assent to the Mutiny, Marine Milan'',
an
other Bills. _ .

THE QUARANTINE LAWS.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would move tc);
morrow for certain papers to show the absurdity of the°
laws
M.
r. HUDSON gave notice that he should move, '9a
an early day, that a clause be inserted in all maws!,
1V1A944114 the registered aharehelders at Pi

special general meeting, to be held within six months
after the passing of the Act, at which meeting three-
fifths at least of the shareholders shall be present, to
declare either a'.lv or by proxy that the company
shall be dissolved, full compensation bring paid to all
landowners and others for any loss which they may sus-
tain by the operations of the company. The Hon.
Member made s, veral inetfec:ull attempts to speak upon
his motion, and at Lqtgth sat down.
An HONOURABLE MEMUER presented a petition
from the inhabitants of Kelso against the Kelso branch
of the North British Railway Company.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

Mr. MUNiiti;,,; notice of his int,ntion to move for
a return of all friendly‘ societies certified by Mr. Tidd
Pratt, particularly of that which called itself " Odd
Fellows "—(Laughter.)
IMPROVEMENTS IN WESTMINSTER.

Sir DE LACY EVANS, seeing the Right ►ion. Gen-
tleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place,
wished to inquire whether the sum of 10,0001. (or
security for the same) had been deposited in the hands
of the Government, on or before the 31st day of
January, 1846, the period required for this payment by
the Commissioners named in an Act for the Improve-
ment of Westminster, which received the royal assent
on the 31st day of July, 1845. If the question was
answered in the negative (namely, that the said deposit
bad not been so made), whether the Government intend
to take the improvements so much required in that part
of this city into their own direction ; or wnether it way
be now considered an open question, on which such
portion of the public as may be anxious to promote these
improvements, may make propositions on the subject to
Gov. rnment ?

The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER could
not give an answer with reference to the course of con-
duct intended to be pursued by the Commissioners.
Sir DE LACY EVANS then moved for a return
ahowing the number of houses in each square, street,
place, lane, or other locality of the parishes of Saint
George's, St. Ja:nes's, and Saint Martin's, in the city of
Westminster, of the value of 101. awl upwards, or of
chambers of the same value, the owners of which have
been exclude 1 from the last registered list of voters for
the election of Members of Parliament in the said city,
by reason of neglecting or omitting payment of poor-
rates or assessed taxes within the limited period at
present required by the Parliamentary Reform Act.—
Agreed to.