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London, England, 1846-05-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF commoN ss 15.

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The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD WATERWORKS
BILL.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved that the evidence taken
before the Committee on the Manchester and Salford Water-
works Bill, in the last Session, be referred to the C.rmmittee
on the Lancashire Waterworks Bill.—Agreed to.
BOSTON, NEWARK, AND SHEFFIELD AND NOT-
TINGHAM AND GRANTHAM JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE moved that the order which, on the sth of
February last, was made referring the petition for the Hoston,
Newark, and Sheffield, and Nottingham and Grantham Junction
Railway, to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Hills
be read ; that the said wider be discharged; that the said peti-
tints be withdrawn; that the order made on the 25th day tit
March last, referring the Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle,
Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railway Bill to the Committee
of Selection. be read; that the said order be discharged ; that
the Bill be withdrawn.—Agreed to.
WAVENEY VALLEY AND GREAT YARMOUTH
RAILWAY.
Mr. MACKINN, )N moved that the pet,tion of Nrr. Richard
Mosse, against the Waveney Valley and Great Yarm.uth hall-
way Bill, be referred to the Select Committee to which the
said Bil is referred, notwithstanding the three day,' notice
having expired ; and that the Committee be (Lrected to enter
particularly into the merits of said petition, by calling for such
returns as they may require, aid to rep specially to this
House on the result of such mve.tigation.
After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET, the motion
was withdrawn.

BRISTOL 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 vk as read a third time and passed.
WES FON-SUPER-MARE PIER.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered, and
agreed to..

BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS.
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

Calway.
Durnribwh i
aant e ando Westune,
a nLdi nct oa Railway.
an
d er Railway.
a
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.
Mr. YOUNG moved to refer the Chelsea Bridge and
Thames Embankment Bill and the Battersea Park Bill to a
select committee. Mr. Young, the Earl of L.ncoln, Sir R.
H. Inglis, Mr. Hawes. Sir William Clay Alderman Hum-
phery, Sir De Lacy Evans, Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. An-
trodua, Lord R. Grosvenor, Viscount Chelsea, Mr. Trotter,
and five to be addi.d to the committee of selection.—The mo-
tion was agreed to.
Several petitions for 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 against the
union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, also against the
erection of county lunatic asylums.
WINKFIELD UNION.

Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the rate-
payers of the parish of Winkfield, in the ceunty of Berk!, in
vestry assembled, complaining of the conduct of the Poor-
law Commis loners, 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 teing 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 whale sum 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 in, and t he guardians were obliged to assemble in a public
house at a dist ance 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 chestier site
could have hey n cbtained much nearer to the town. The peti-
tioners had been, refused ad 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 PO)R LAW COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition from the As,istant
Poor Law Commissioners, praying that some provision might
he made by a .inperannuation fund or otherwise, for such of
them as should have faithfully performed their duties.