The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-06 00:00:00

Municipal Authorities, the Surveyors of Highways, and
the Commissioners for lighting the town, were opposed
to the measure. A printed circular had been sent to
him containing a prospectus of the New Company, and
stating that the passing of the Bill would be a com-
plete defeat of Ministers and the present Administration.
Now that appeared to him rather a foolish mode of
getting gentlemen to vote for or against the Bill.
Whether the town of Nottingham was well or ill
lighted, he could assure Hon. Members opposite that
it bad not engaged the attention of her Majesty's Go-
vernment, for he (Sir J. Hobhouse) had not mentioned
the matter to any of them. He trusted the Howe
would reject the Bill, and for these reasons he should
move that the Bill be read a second time that day six
months.

Colonel ROLLESTON said, the measure was not
one of principle but detail, and could be best discussed
in Committee. He could assure the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman that he had never seen or htard of the prirted
circular to which he had alluded. The Right lion.
Baronet had said that since last year there had Ikea
laid out ten or twelve thousand pounds in improving
these works ? Did the Right lion. Baronet forget that
the argument which he had before used in opposition to
this Bill was that the works were so perfect that it
was not necessary to expend a single sixpence upon
them ?. But he would submit that that was not
Cie real question before the House ; the question was,
although this 10,0001. had been laid out in addition to
ether sums, was that enough to supply the deficiency ?
If it was shown, on going into Committee, that there
was no necessity for any further advance, he would be
the first to support the Right Hon. Bart. Toe Right
Honourable Baronet said that no faults had been
found, no objections made, and that the work.,
as far as they went, gave perfect sat'sfa4,6on. He
(Col. R.) had beer. informed of some instances in which
they hal been coaoplained 4.f as inefficient, and the only
answer to that was, that if they did not like it, they
might do without it.—( Cries of " Divide. divide. r)
After a few words from Mr. Eastbope, Mr. Hume,
and the Earl of Lincoln,
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided—

For th 3 second reading
Against it 6l
Majority
On the motion of Mr. DERBY, the Hawkhurst
Junction Road Bill was read a second time.

Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester,
praying that the Severn Navigation Bill might be re-
ferred to a Select Committee.

The Harrowgate Improvement Bill was read a secand

General JOHNSON gave notice that when the
Poor-him Continuance Bill went into Committee, he
would move certain amendments.

Mr. MARK PHILIPS gave notice that on Mon-
day next he would move that certain names be acided to
the Select Committee for inquiring into the laws aff,c-.-
ing the expottition of machinery.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday next, he
would move for returns under different heads, of the
manner in which 1,700,0001. voted within the last three
eirs for suppressing the insurrection in Canada, had
been applied. Also, that he would move for returns of
the number of muskets, fire.armQ, and military stores
!aneed in Syria in the year 1840.