The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-15 00:00:00

RAILWAY.

Mr. MACKINNON moved that the petition of Mr. Richard
Mosse against the Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Rail-
way Bill, be referred to the Select Committee to which the
said Bill is referred, notwithstanding the three days' notice
having expired ; and that the Committee be directed to enter
particularly into the merits of said petition, by calling for such
returns as they may require, and to report specially to this
House on the result of such investigation.
After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET, the motion
was withdrawn. . . .

RISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY (BATH

LINE).
Mr. HUDSON moved the second reading of this Bill, which
was read, and:ordered to be committed.
NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNCTION
RAILWAY (THIRSK AND MALTON BRANCH).
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
WESTON SUPER-MARE PIER.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered, and
agreed to.
BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS

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BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up, the amendments
agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed:—
Cambridge and Oxford Railway.
Kendal Union Gas and Water.

Caruwath and West Linton Railway.
Dunblane, Doune, and Callander Railway.
Perth and Inverness Railway.
Great North of Scotland Railway.
Warrington Waterworks (to be considered),
Bury Waterworks (to be considered).
Lincoln Waterworks (to be considered).
CHELSEA BRIDGE AND THAMES EMBANKMENT
BILL.
Mr. YOUNG moved to refer the Chelsea Bride
Thames Embankment Bill, and the Battersea Park Bill toand a select committee. Mr. Young, the Earl of Lincoln, Sir R.
H. Inglis, Mrs Hawes, Sic William Clay Alderman Hum-

phery, Sir De Lacy Evans, Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. Ao-
trodul, Lord R. Grosvenor, Viscount Chelsea, Mr. Trotter,
and five to be added to the committee of selection.--The mo-
tion was agreed to.

Several petitions fur and against different railway Bills were
presented, among which was one from the Right Hon. Shaw
Lefevre ( the Speaker), the announcement of which caused
considerable laughter.

A number of petitions were then presented aoainst the
union of the sees of Asaph and Bangor, also against the erec-
tion of county lunatic asylums.

WINIZFIELD UNION.

Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the rate-
payers of the parish of Winkfield, in the county of Berks, in
vestry assembled, complaining of the conduct of the Poor-
law Commissioners, and the proceedings of the board of
guardians of the East Hampstead Union. The peti-
tion was adopted at a public meeting assembled in
the vestry, and was signed by the clergyman of the
parish the petitioners stated that they had been unfairly dealt
with by the Poor-law Commissioners, and that in consequence
of their not being fairly represented at the Board of Guardians
the interest of the rate-payers had been completely swamped.
The workhouse had been built at an extravagant expense, and
away from the population, and although the whole sem of
money bad been expended upon its erection, there was neither
an infirmary for the sick, ror a board room for the guardians.
to sit, and the gardians were obliged to assemble in a public
house at a distance from the workhouse.—(Hear, hear.) The
petitioners also stated, that the ground taken for the building,
was set at an exorbitantly dear rate, and a much cheaper site
could have been obtained much nearer to the town. The peti-
tioners had been refuied all redress, and prayed that they might
be heard before the Committee then sitting on the Andover
Union —(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then gave no-
tice that he would draw the attention of the House to the facts
stated in the petition on Tuesday next.
ASSISTANT POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS.

Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition from the Assistant
Poor Law Commissioners, praying that some provision might
be made by a superannuation fund or otherwise, for such of
them as should have faithfully performed their duties.