The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-09 00:00:00

ORDER RELAIING TO RAILWAYS.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the order of the 30th
day of April last be extended to all private Bills relating to
railways brought from the House of Lords.—Agreed to.

BURNLEY PROV MIEN I' AND WATERWORKS.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
BANFFSHIRE ROADS.

This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.
The report on this Bill (Hareuastle to Sandbaeh, Churnet
Val'ey line, Pottery line), was brought up, the amendments
and alterations agreed to, and the 13d1 ordered to be engrosed.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and
the Bill was ordered to be engrosed.
RAILWAY BILLS.

Mr. HUDSON then rose to propose the insertion of a clause
in all railway Bills of the present session by which new com-
panies are to be incorporated. At the time when he gave
notice of his intention to bring forward this motion, he was not
aware of the intentions of the Government with respect to the
number of schemes which had been introduced into Parlia-
ment during the present session. Since the introduction of
that Bill the Government had introduced and passed cer-
tain resolutions on the subject ; but as these resolutions would
not reach the parties whom he was originally anxious to
relieve from the responsibility which they had, in many cases,
thoughtlessly incurred. The clause he intended to move was
to enable those parties to review and consider the position in
which they Isere placed by ca ling a meeting of registered
shareholders, and dissolving the project, if they found them-
selves unable to proceed with it. Now, the Act of Parliament
compelled the company. before they could enforce the powers
of their Ac', to have the deed signed for the whole amount
subscribed, and if they did not obtain signatures of the fall
amount their Act became inoperative, because many persons I
fused to sign on account of the Act rendering them esenxoo;:tistiebmlernet-
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main object of his clause was to eond them an opportunity
of considering their position and the 'course, under the circum-
stances in which they were placed, they ought to adopt end to
compel them to complete their registration within four months.
The parties concerned should have an opportunity, during a
period of at least six months, of calling meetings, to determine
whether they should proceed with their works or, not. There
was an anxiety in that House to limit the amount of capital to
be employed.
He (Mr. Hudson) had always held that the
shareholders who had raised the necessary fonds would go on,
and the powers given by the House would, in that case,
be executed. He was perfectly satisfied that the passing'
of such a measure as the one he proposed would not take
away from bona fide undertakings the opportunity of executing
their works, bir, to the undertakings not based on the solid
foundation of capital an opportunity weu:d be given of re-
viewing their intentions, When he gave this notice he was