The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-13 00:00:00

REPORTS ON BILLS.

Th follovving reports were received on the following
Bills

Ando,lr Canal Navigation.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail-
way (Stour Valley Line).
Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Johnstone Canal Sale.
Hill's Estate Bill.

Howell's Charity Estate Bill,
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct Railway.
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways
Amalgamation.

Mr. LOCKHART moved that it be an instruction to
the Select Committee on Standing Orders to consider
and report on the petition of Alexander _Downie and
others, referred to them on June 22.

Mr. ESTCCiIIRT and Mr. GREENE having briefly op-
powd_the motion,
Mr. LOCKHART replied.
The motion was withdrawn.

Mr. ESTCOURT moved that the 14th resolution of
the House of the 12th of February last be suspended, so
far is regards the .{embers included is the panel from
which the Members to form Committees on groups 67,
69, 70, are to be selected ; and that the Members selected
fur such purpose be in attendance in the week com-
mencing on Monday the 20th day of July, for the pur-
pose of serving on such Committees, if required.—
Agreed to.
Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from
the guardians of the East Preston Union, against the
compulsory clause in the Pauper Lunatics Bill, making
it imperative on justices to build asylums. Also a peti-
tion praying the House to take measures that no children
under 13 years of age be employed in factories.
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.

On the motion of Sir G. GREY this Bill was com-
mitted pro forma, in order that several amendments
might be inserted in it.
MEASURES OF THE LATE GOVERNMENT.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, with the con-
sent of the House, he would draw attention to the
orders of the day in which there were three Bills
which he had had the honour to introduce. He would
first mention the Bill with respect to Highways which
stood for the second reading this evening, the princi-
ple of which had been adopted by the
House. He had observed that several peti-
tions had been presented against the Bill from diff,rent
parts of the country ; and as no progress had been
made with it, be thought it would he advisable to
postpone its further consideration until next session.
With respect to the Poor Removal Bill, which had
also been read a second time, he confessed that
he :was anxious that some progress should be
made with it in the present session—he alluded more
particularly to that part of the Bill which gave persbns
who had resided a certain number of years in any
locality the right of not being removed. There were
prOViarons in the Bill which it was not necessary to
sanction in 'the present session:—(Hear, hear.)
This Bill was altogether so important that he did not
think, on the whole that, as an independent Member, he
should continue to take charge of it. Certainly he
should have been willing, if it met with the wish of the
House and of the Noble
.Lord. and his colleagues,
to have endeavoured to obtain the sanction of
the House this session to those provisions to which he
attached paramount importance, but upon the whole,
with the permission of the House, he would rather
leave that Bill in the hands of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, in the hope that they would deal with it in
respect to the public good, as they should think fit.
This-Bill stood in the order's of the day of this evening,
and perhaps the Noble Lord would take it
into consideration, and would state on Thursday his
intentions with respect to it. There was another mea-
sure which had conic down from the other House of
Parliament, which had received the sanction of that
House, and to which he attached very great import-
ance, and with respect to which he had not
found any difference of opinion—he meant the
Bill for enlarging the powers of the Enclosure Commis-
sioners. Such a measure was very advantageous of the
adjustment of differences with respect to disputed boun-
daries into security, and without expense. Generally
speaking, powers were given on these points of the Act
of AL6t session, but they were not sufficiently ample n
There were some clauses he should like to introduce,
and ,perhaps the House will allow me to go into Com-
mittee' pro forma, in order to amend that Bill, alter
which it would be presented to the House in a shape to
be discussed, when the Government and the House
would have an opportunity of exercising their judgment
with respect to it. That was the course he proposed to
adopt with respect to those measures, with the consent
of the House.

Mr. V. SMITH wished, before the Right llonour-
able Gentleman withdrew the Highway 13111, to
suggest that those portions of it which met
with the approval of all parties in the House
might not be adopted this session ; he alluded
particularly to that portion of it which he believed would
be passed in silences which placed the highway rates
• under better supervision. He thought it would be worth
the while of the House to consider whether this portion
of . the Bill could not at least be adopted. The
Right Honourable Baronet (Sir James Graham) had
earned so much credit with respect to the measure, that
he hoped he would not forego the honour of passing- a
measure affecting's° many penons, and which would confer
so much benefit on the country, especially as the course he
recommended would not obstruct any measure which
her Majesty's Ministers might bring forward.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM assured the Hon. Gentleman
that he cad not shrink from the responsibility of carrying
this measure, but when he looked at the period of the
seSsioivand the business of paramount irnportrnce which
would have to be transacted, he did not think it would
be adVisable to proceed with the Highway Bill this
session. Besides, the portion to which the Honourable
Gentleman referred, of making the management of
highways in districts, compulsory was the essence of the
measure, and as the machinery to effect this would, no
doubt, be greatly discussed, he thought it should stand
over until a future session, but if it could be passed in
the present session he should be happy to hand over the
measure' to her Majesty's present Government.
Sir G. GREY said, the opposition which this Bill
had met in certain quarters, would tend rather to ad-
vance than retard it.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir J. GRAHAM.—I will then move, sir, that the
order of the day for the second reading of the Highway
Bill 'be read this day six months. The motion was
agreed to.