The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

WINDSOR CASTLE BILL.

On the motion for the House going into Committee
on the Windsor Castle and Town Approaches Improve-
ment Bill,
Mr. B. OSBORNE said he would not oppose the mo-
tion for going into Committee; but when the House was
in Committee, he should move the expulsion of those
clauses which stipulated for the shutting up of all the
public thoroughfares in Windsor Park.
Mr. HUME trusted the House would postpone going
into Committee on the Bill for a week, or until the
House had before them the report of the Commissioners
of Woods and Forests, as to whether they could under-
take properly the subject. No man was more competent
than the Noble Lord now at the head of the Woods and
Forests to couduct the department that he now so ably
filled ; but he trusted the House would not take away
the rights of the people in the manner proposed by the
present Bill. He would therefore move as an amend-
ment that the committal of the Bill shouldibe postponed
for a week.

Lord MORPETH felt bound to oppose the amend-
ment of the Hon. Member for Montrose, knowing that
the report of the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests would not throw any light on the sub-
ject. He bad no disposition, and never had, to do
anything that was detrimental to the public; his only
object was to do good to the public, and it had
been so ever since he had held the office he
had now the honour to fill.—(Hear.):: He wished,
at the same time, to consider the interests of the public
and the comforts of the Sovereign.
After some observations from Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY,
Colonel SALWEY addressed the House in support of
the amendment of the Hon. Member for Montrose.

Colonel REID supported the committal of the Bill,
feeling assured that no public rights were invaded by it,
and that if it did not pass the comfort of the present
beloved Sovereign of this country would be greatly in
terfered with.

Sir E. COLEBROOKE believed that the public
would gain much more than they would lose by the pre-
sent measure.

The amendment was then withdrawn, and the House
went into Committee on the Bill.

On Clause 1 being proposed,
Mr. OSBORNE called upon the Committee to insert a
clause binding the railway companies to contribute all
the money required for the proposed works, or guaran..
teeing that the cost should not exceed 85,0001.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would intro-
duce a clause upon bringing up the report which would
obviate all objections.
Mr. HUME thought it was highly .desirable that
such a clause should be introduced. They were told by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the cost of the
improvements at Buckingham Palace should not exceed
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The House then resumed, and
The CHAIRMAN reported progress.
The report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
CALEDONIAN CANAL.
The Caledonian Canal Bill was read a third time and
passed.

LOAN .
The report on the Loan SocietiesSOCIETIES Bill was brought up
and agreed to.
MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION ACT.
Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS moved, in the absence of
the Secretary at War, to bring in a Bill to continue the
Militia Ballot Suspension Act.
The Bill was subsequently brought in and read a first
time.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of and
the House adjourned.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
DUBLIN.
The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma-
jority was resumed, but the petitioners did not succeed
in taking off any additional votes.
The petitioners announced their intention to abandon
the objection founded on the non-payment of the Dublin
wide-streets rate.