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

OF ARSON.

On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, leave was given to
bring in a Bill for punishing malicious injuries to persons and
property by explosive substances.
On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, the following Select
Committee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill was appointed:—
Mr. Young, Mr. James Hamilton, Colonel Verner, Sir Robert
Ferguson, the O'Conor Don, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Grogan, Sir
Dsnham Norris, Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. John O'Brien,
Sir Edmond Hayes, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. Stafford
O'Brien, Mr. Bellew, and Mr. Archbold.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at One o'clock.

PARLIAMENTA ItY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, MAY 8.

The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills
ordered to be brought in by the undernained Hon. I%tember4
:
Norfolk• Extensions (Thrineuth Extension)—Mr. Burroughes and Mr.

Wodehouse.
Warwickshire and London (Hampton and Banbury Line)—Sir C.
Douglas and Mr. Dugdale.
Caledonian Extension)—Mr. H. Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. P.

Stewart, and Mr. R. Hodgson.
London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension)—
Sir W. Heatheote and Sir J. Easthope.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.

The following resolutions were reported from this Committee
That, in the case of the York and Lancaster Railway petition
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.

2. That, In the case of the Glasgow and Dundee Railway petition,
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.

3. That, —ia the easta of the EdlnCurgh and Hamilton Railway
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
4. That, In the ease of the Staines and Henley Railway petitLn,
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
5. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extensions (Tin tf td
and Reedhain Branches) petition, the standing orders ought 113 i. to
be dispensed with.

6. That, in the case of the 'West Lancashire Railway petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
7. That, in the case of the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham
to Barnet) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
8. That, in the case of the Direct Notthan Railway petlion, the
standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
9. That in the case of the Oxford, Soutivimpton, Gosport, and
Portsmouth Railway petition, the standing orders ought i:ot to be
dispensed with.

10. That, in the case of the London and South-Western Railway
(Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension) petition, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted. to pro-
ceed with their Bill.
11. That, in the case of the Caledonian Railway petition, the
standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning the Eastern
Extension Line.
12. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth
Extension) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
—That the parties be permitted to proceel with their Bill, on de-
positing with the clerk of each of the parishes of Great Yarmouth
and Reedham the bock. of reference applicable to each of the said
parishes.

13. That, in the case of the Warwickshire and London (Hampton
and Banbury Line) Railway petition, the standing orders ought to
be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Bill, on inserting a clause restraining them from taking pro-
perty, No. 31, in the parish of Chesterton.
14. That, in the case of the Liverpool and Bury Railway petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning
the Branch from
the point marked C to the point marked 1), and the Branch inm the
point marked E to the point marked F, on the Plans, and also the
seven side Branches running at right arnica to the line fromlA to B.
That the Committees on this and the three preceding Bali do exa-
mine in the first place how far such orders have been complied with,
and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills.
15. That, in the case of the clause proposed on the third reading
of the Stafford New Gas Bill, the clause is of such a nature as may
be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit.
Sixth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth
resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.