The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-20 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Earl GREY presented petitions in favour of the Mar-
riage Bill from Wigan, Manchester, Perth, Shields, and
several other places. Also several against Papal
aggression. 4\lso petitions in favour of copyhold en-
franchisement; and a petition from Monmouth in favour
of a rep•al of the window-tax.
MARRIAGE BILL.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS gave notice that be
should on Monday move for a return of the number of
peWions which Mel been presented for and against the
Marriage Bill.
Their Lordsips then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thy SPZAKER took the C Jair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. BARROW took the oaths and his seat for South
Nottinghamshire.
UTTOXETER ROAD BILL.
This BiR Teas read a second time.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (No. 3) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. B. DENISON that this Bill be
read a second time.
Lord GALWAY said that he had received a nume-
rously signed petition from his constituents (the electors
of East Retford) praying that the Bill should not pass.
It should be recollected that this Bill had been previously
before the House and had been twice rejected. The ob-
ject of the Bill was to make a deeiatiou trom the loop
line of the Great Northern Railway. By the deviation
which was proposed by the Bill the route
to Gainsborough would be from the Great
Northern line about sixteen miles, whereas,
by the present route, it we: only nine miles. The Com-
mittee of the Houle had almost unanimously rejected the
Bill, and when on another occasion it was put before the
House it was lost by a large majority. There was no
i,ubt that this was an attempt to impose upon the
ouse a Bill which had received a universal condemna-
tion of the Legislature. He had received but little no-
tice of the second reading of this Bill, or he could have
said mere respecting it. He should therefore move that
this Bill be read this day six months.
Mr. B. DENISON complained of the Noble Lord's
objection to the Bill, on the ground that he had not re-
ceived a sufficient notice of the second reading of the
Bill. It was true that the Noble Lord had, in 1848,
persuaded the House to reject the Bill, but it should be
recollected that the Noble Lord had not, nor had any of
his relations, the slightest interest in the land which
would be affected by this Bill. The line which was intended
to be carried out would go through a flat piece of country,
and cross the Sheffield, Manchester, and Lincolnshire
line, so as to sevo a great inconvenience, to the public.
and he trusted, therefore, that the House would not
again subject the population of that district to the ex-
pense of fresh litigation, to the delay of a great con-
venience, and to the disadvantages of a commercial
competition.
Mr. MONCIETON MILNES said that the line had
been concocted for a certain purpose, and if the Hon.
Member for West Yorkshire, who was chairman of the
Great Northern, wheoufild only carry out what he had pro-
mised to do when'
he oirrsitiassumed the position which he at
present held,
:lbnues)hwould have no objection
to the passipnrgomofiethe:
htadecould assure him, that
unless the which
of the Great Northern were fulfilled
been held out by the
Possibly arise
otto tfhe company.
that
Great companies were defended b
and when private gentlemen came iynotof c
PositionssP a rolfi apmu ewnetr,
andgreat influence, the only means
with the House of Commons._ufearturbing them lay
hoar.) Feeling
such to be the case, and knowing that
of this Bill would be instrumental in promoting trheiceiV°ll
fit of the district through which the line via, iiteadeedne-
to
pass, he should vote fur the Noble Lord's amendment.
The Housa then divided, when there appeared--
For the second reading .. 46
Against it ••• ..• 102
Majority lig airst it •••-•56
The Bill was accordingly thrown out.
ROYSTON AND HITCHEN RAILWAY.
On the motion for the second reading of this Bill,
Mr. GOULBURN informed the House that the Bill
had already been once or twice rejected by the
House and by a Committee up-stairs. There was
no necessity whatever for the line which was
proposed to be sanctioned, inasmuch as a line
from RoSston to Ilitchin was now in the conrse of
construction and would be opened to the public before
the Ist of next June. Theembraced by the Bill
would seriously injure St. Psgre'llir and other colleges, as
\ the promoters contemplated erecting a station in the
wentre of the town of Cambridge and as both the line
and that station were wholly uncalled for .he should
- move that the Bill be read a second time this day six
L. nOonths.