The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS

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The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the
Woolsack at five o'clock, when there was a very full at-
tendance of Peers. We observed that Lord Stanley,
the Duke of Richmond, Lord Lyndhurst, the
Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Londonderry,
Earl St. German's, Lord Brougham, Lord Stradbroke,
Lord Combermere, and the other Noble Lords had
passed over to the opposition benches. The Marquis of
Lansdowne and Earl Grey were the only Peers, who, up
to five o'clock, took their seats upon the Ministerial
benches.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain
railway and other Bills.
At a quarter past Five o'clock Lord COTTENHAM
took his seat upen the woolsack, and many Peers went
up and shook hands with the Noble Lord, congratulat-
ing him.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Glamorganshire, praying for certain alterations in the
Lunatic Asylums Bill. It was ordered to lie upon the
table.
Other messengers from the House of Commons brought
up certain Bills, the reception of which occupied a con-
tbiderable portion of time.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a pri-
vate gentleman in Southampton, complaining of the
injuries which a proposed railway would inflict upon his
property.
MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that consider-
ing the present state of circumstances, and the
number of new writs which had been moved for
in the other House, it would be quite inexpedient
to transact any public business, he would be therefore
quite prepared to move that the Hcuse at its rising do
4iourn until some day next week, were it not that
there w;,.s an immense quantity of private business to
be transacted. #e would, therefore, not move an ad-
journment, but that the House should continue to sit, it
being expressly understood that no public business
should be transacted, the House only to hear motions with
reference to private business, and to receive petitions.
Lord STANLEY thought that it would be incon-
venient for them to sit at four o'clock, and that the
usual hour would :be finch preferable.
The Marquis of LiwoPw;ilE had no objection to

accede to the suggestion of the Noble Lord, that they
should meet at five o'clock.

Lord BROUGHAM said that it was quite impossible
for them to adjourn, for the judges had to meet there
for the purpose of giving judgment in two important
causes, and they could not do so in the event of the
Howie adjourning for a week.
MANCHESTER MARKETS BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND this Bill
was read a third time and passed.
Messengers from the Commons brought up several
Bills and prayed their Lordships' concurrence.
Their Lordships then adjourned till to-morrow at five
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
NEW WRITS.

Mr. TUFNELL moved that new writs be issued for
the following places:—
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FOR CHESTER.

In the room of John Jervis, Esq., who had accepted
the office of her Majesty's Solicitor-General.
FOR THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE

COUNTY OF STAFFORD.
In the room of the Hon. J. Anson, who had accepted
the office of clerk to the Ordnance.
FOR THE TOWER HAMLETS.
In the room of Charles R. Fox, Esq., who had ac-
cepted the office of surveyor to the Ordnance.
FOR GLOUCESTER.
In the room of Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley,:Esq ,
who had accepted the office of one of the commissioners
for performing- the office of Lord High Admiral of
England.
FOR THE BOROUGH OF HERTFORD.

In the room of W. i.Co;per:Esq.,;l;cliad-;;Cepted
the office of one of the Commissioners for performing the
office of Lord High Admiral of England.

FOR EVESHAM.
In the room of Lord Marcus Hill, who had accepted
~he office of Comptroller of her Majesty's Household.

FOR ROSCOMIId.

In the room of the Hon. John O'Connor, commonly
called The .O'Conor Don, who had been elected one of
the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord
High Treasurer of England and Vice. Treasurer of
Ireland.

FOR RICHMOND.
In the room of Henry Rich, Esq., who had been
elected to the office of one of the Commissioners for
performing the office of Lord High Treasurer of Eng-
land and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland.
FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE.
Mr. THORNE LY moved that a new writ be issued
for South Lancashire in the room of Lord Francis
Egerton, now Earl of Ellesmere, recently called to the
House of Lords.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY—(GREENWICH
TO CHILHAM.)
Mr. FREWEN moved that this Bill be read that day
six months. The railway interfered with the public by
crossing an important public road on a level, and the
Metropolitan Commissioners had reported strongly
against it.
Sir E. FILMER said that the motion was quite un
expected, as no notice had been given. He should cer-
tainly oppose it, as no company had ever tried to do
more for the benefit of the country through which it
passed.
Mr. PROTHEROE said that he regretted that the
Hon. Member who made the motion had not during
the interval which had elapsed since the last discussion
on this question read the report of the Highway Com-
missioners. They did not in their report mention a
word of this line. They only spoke of a branch which
was to go to the west end of the town, and which was
not before the Committee at all.
Sir R. 11. INGLIS wished to call the attention of the
House to the state of this particular Bill. It was passed,
it was true, by the casting vote of tl e Chairman, but still
it was passed. It was re-committed on grounds which
appeared to her Majesty's Government, and to the House
generally, sufficient to justify the recommittal—namely,
the necessity of maintaining unimpaired the observations
made at the Royal Observatory. That object had been
secured, and the Bill now came forward, supported by
the Chairman of the Committee, and sanctioned by the
authority of the House. He would submit to the lion.
Member that they should not be occupied on a
discussion on which the sense of the House had already
been fully taken.
Mr. FREWEN said that he would not persist against
the sense of the House, and he would therefore with-
draw his motion.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed, as
were also the following Bills .—Belfast Improvement—
Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and Stone-
house Junction)—Caledonian Railway (Carlisle De-
viation)—Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and
Coatbridge Purchase) (Amendments to be proposed)—
Chorley Waterworks—De Winton's Estate—Dundas's
Estate—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway—
Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Sale and
Purchase—Great North of England Railway Purchase—
Hull and Selby Railway Purchase—Kennington Lane,
&c. Lighting, &c. (further Proceeding, by Order)—Kil-
marnock Waterworks—Lancaster and Carlisle Rail-
way (Extension to Caledonian Railway and Lan-
caster and Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation—
Leeds and Bradford Railway (alteration of levels in
Bingley)—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway
(Deviations and Branches)—London and Birmingham
Railway (Birmingham Canal Arrangement)—London
and Birmingham (Leamington Extension and Coventry
and Rugby Stations Enlargement)—Loadon and South-
Western Railway (Basingstoke to Salisbury)—London,
Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke to
Yeovil) Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation
and Railway—Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland
(Mullingar to Galway)—Midland Railway (Birmingham
and Gloucester Branches)—Midland Railway (Leicester
and Swannington Railway Vesting)—Newcastle and
Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland
Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase)—Newcastle
and Darlington Junction Railway (Pontop and South
Shields Railway Purchase)—Richmond Railway (Kew
Branch)—Sheffield New Streets—Shrewsbury and Here-
fordshire Railway—Sligo Ship Canal—South Devon
Railway, No. 2 (Amendment and Branches)—Strathtay
and Breadalbane Railway—Surrey Iron Railway
Company (Dissolving)— Tenby, Saundersfoot, and
South Waies Railway—West Cornwall Railway.
The following Lords' amendments on Bills were con-
sidered and agreed to :—Cambridge and Oxford Rail-
way—Chard Canal Railway—Dunblare, Doune, and
Callender Railway—Lancashire and Yorkshire North
Eastern Railway—London and South Western Railway
(Chertsey and Egham Branch)—Monkland and Kirkin-
tilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch)—Morayshire
Railway—Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereham, Wells,
and Blakeney Branch) Scottish Central Railway
(Denny Branch)—South Leith Church.
The following Bills were read a second time : Flee-
ming's Estate Bill—Hill's Estate Bill.
The following reports were received :—Cambridge
Improvement—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
(Bradford Branch)—Lancashire Waterworks—Leeds,
Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway.
The report on the following Bills were considered and
agreed to :—Creagh's Divorce Bill—Cromford Canal—
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch)
—Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds
Rsilwailway Amalgamation—Norfolk Estuary (a clause
and amendments to be proposed)—Severn Navigation—
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway
Amalgamation Stockport Improvement Tunbridge
Wells Improvement.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS IMPROVEMENT.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Committees on the
South Staffordshire Junction Railway Bill, and on the
Tunbridge Wells Improvement Bill, have leave to report
on Tuesday next.—Agreed to.
SOUTH-EASTERN (GREENWICH TO CHART,
WITH BRANCHES TO TUNBRIDGE AND
RIVERHEAD).
On the question being put for the third reading of
this Bill,
Mr. WAKLEY (in the absence of Mr. T. Duncombe)
moved, that the Bill and Mr. I'. Duneombe's amend-
ments be referred back to the Select Committee on
Standing Orders.—Agreed to.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Standing Order No.
120, be on Tuesday next, 7th July, suspended ; and
that reports on Bills which were brought up on or before
Friday be taken into consideration on Tuesday next,
provided prints of the amended Bills be delivered to the

!oorkeepers for the use of Members on or before Mon.
day next.—Agreed to.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Galway and Kilkenny
Railway Bill, and the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine
Railway Bill, be read a second time to-morrow, provided
the breviates be laid on the table this day.—Agreed to.
Mr. GREENE, in the absence of Mr. Estcourt, moved
that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection,
that they have power to appoint the Committee on Hill's
Estate Bill, to meet on Thursday, the 9th day of July,
at three o'clock.—Agreed to.
GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION RAILWAY.
On the motion for the consideration of the report on
the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway being put,
Mr. HODGSON considered that a gross deception
had been put upon the Committee upon this Bill, and
that this deception was intentional, and he called
upon the House and Honourable Members who were
anxious to support and maintain the efficacy of the
standing orders of the House to support him in his
amendment, which was that the further consideration of
the report should be postponed till this day three weeks.
The amendment was then agreed to.
NEW- WRIT.
Mr. TUFFNELL moved for a new writ for the
borough of Manchester, in the room of Milner Gibson,
who since his election had accepted the office of Vice-
President of the Board of Trade.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
Mr. WRIGHTMAN presented petitions from Nor-
manton against this Bill.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Mr. BARING, it was agreed that
the House should meet to-morrow, Thursday, and
Friday, at. twelve o'clock, for the transaction of private
business: only.
The proceedings on the following Bills (which were
in the stages set opposite to them) were accordingly
postponed till Monday next :—Rateable Property
(Ireland) Bill Second Reading ; Tenants Com-
pensation (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading ; Eject-
ments, &c. &c. (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading ;
Leases (Ireland) Bill ; Second Reading.—Western
Australia Bill ; Second Reading.—Steam Navigation
Bill; Committee.—Wreck and Salvage Bill; Committee.
—Administration of Justice Bill ; Second Reading.
Newfoundland Bill ; Second Reading. Real
Property Conveyance Bill ; Second Reading.--
Kennington Lane; &c., Lighting, &c. Bill ; further pro-
ceeding on Third Reading.—Highways Bill ; Second
Reading.—Drainage of Lands Bill ; Committee.—Poor
Removal Bill ; Committee.—Service of Heirs (Scotland)
Bill; Third Reading.—New Zealand Loan Bill ; Second

THE SUN LONDON, MONDAY

EYE N I INTG, JU Ly 6, 1846.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(SATURDAY)

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour on Saturday morn-
ing, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair.
The list contained four Bills, three of which were Rail-
way Bills.

CORNWALL.
Their Lordships decided that the promoters of this Bill
had complied with the standing orders.
BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON.
This case stood over till Monday, as did also the

AIRDRIE AND BATHGATE JUNCTION.
THE AIRDRIE AND COATBRIDGE WATER WORKS
also stood over, all the evidence but that of one witness hav-
ing been heard.
The only Bill referred to their Lordships in their capacity
of a Select Committee on merits was the
SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MAN-
CHESTER (WHALEY-BRIDGE AND HAYFEILD
BRANCH),
the preamble of which was declared proved.
The Committee then rose.