The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-15 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee:—
That in the case of the Towcestar, Brackley, and Weston-
on-the-Green Turnpike Road petition, for leave to deposit a
petition for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to deposit a petition
accordingly.
That in the case of the Buckingham, Brackley, and Ban-
bury Turnpike Road petition, for leave to deposit a petition
for a Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
filet the parties be permitted to deposit a petition accord-
ingl
T
fiat in the case of the General Reversionary and Invest-
ment Company petition, for leave to deposit a petition for a
Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
the parties be permitted to deposit a petition accordingly.
That in the case of the London and Blackwell Railway
(from London and Blackwell Extension Railway to Tilbury,
&c.), the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, provided
the same be deposited not later than three clear days after
the presentation of this Report, and that an =Wed plan
be forthwith deposited in the Private Bill-office:—That the
Committee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, bow far
such order has been complied with, and do report the same to
the House on the Report of the Bill.
Resolutions agreed to.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
The undernamed Bills are appointed to be read a second
time on Monday, Feb. 17 :
Angerstein's Branch IZailway.
Baggotrath and Sandymount Improvement.
Bath Improvement, Markets, Waterworks, and Bath Com-
mons or Freemen's Estate.
Cambridge Waterworks.
Cheltenham Improvement and Health.
Chorley Waterworks.
Commercial Docks Improvement.
Dundee and Arbroath Railway.
Durham Markets.
East Anglian Railways.
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway.
Edinburgh Royal Asylum for the Insane.
Electric Telegraph Company.
Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland).
Great North of Scotland Railway.
Great Western Railways (Railways to connect the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction with the London and North-
Western Railway at Birmingham, &c.)
Hartlepool Freemeu s Lands and Harbour Dues.
Hartlepool Pier and P...rt (Construction of New Pier, &c.)
Hastings Improvement.
Hayling Bridge and Causeway.
Huddersfield and New Hey District Turnpike Road.
Imperial Continental Gas Association.
Law Property Assurance and Trust Society.
Leeds and Thirsk Railway.
Llynvy Valley and Duffryn Llyuvi and Porthcawl Railways.
Lnndon (City) Sewers.
Manchester Parish Highways.
Musselburgh (Arrangement with Creditors of the Burgh.)
Newington St. Mary Parish.
New River Company.
North British Railway.
North Staflurdahire Railway (Extensions to Derby and
Burton-upon-Trent, &c.)
North Staffordshire and London and North-Western Railway
Companies.
Saint Pancras (Middlesex) paving.
Severn Steam Tug Company.
Ssoliureth Wales
wsburyactailta ilddrg(tswo. 1
rthTurnpike Roads.
- ytinn, &c., Waterworks.
Stockton, Illiddlesbroug
Stroud and Gloucesterßoad•
oe g
arnapd.hDCuobnilinpaßnyai.l
way. Tees River Conservancy:
Junction Railway.
United KingdnodmAltilin:‘,craTmi
Warrington
Waterford, Wrzforc , ,
Weston super Mare improvement and Market.
hitby Waterworks
i Wrexham Improvement.

RATLW NY A CCIDEIVIS.—It appears, from returns
r-esented to Parliament, and yesterday printed, that in the
half-year ending the 30th of .3 ane last there were 93 persons
killed ny railway accident, and 08 injured, of which number
To be good and distigraeable is high treason against
3 passengers were killed and 33 injured from causes beyond
their own control; 7 Rassengers were killed, and 3 injured,
~
owing to their own misconduct or want of caution ;25 set-s N atu_e.—
_Eliza Cook's Journal.
TON "—A new style of navel-writing has been brought
vants of companies were killed, and 17 injured, from caouos:. Me. howires NEw WORK, 44 MADAM DORRlNG-
before the public by an author already widely known for
beyond their own control • 29 servants of compaieoswoor
rois.
works of merit in other branches of literature William
tractors were killed, and 10' injured, owing to theirw
conduct or want of caution ; and 26 trespassoetrws
aysefe killed,, i
Howitt.
and 6 injured, by crossing or walking on I ~ there
The title of this new effort of his imagination is
were three suicides. The number of
Pa 'The'u' length et rail-
-5 r =us conveyed in
Its chief characteristic, and a very pleasing one it is, is a
" Madame Dorris ton of the Dene •; the Story of a Life."
the half-year 'amounted to 31,766,5031.849,
peculiarly picturesque description of English provincial life,
way open on t'de 31st of December,loo was 6,032 miles;
the half- in which the old country families, the resident clergy, and
of
276 miles
in
nxtnded to
and on the 30th of June last the
6,308 miles, showing all increase the thriving yet menry, are brought on the canvas with a
skill that renders the story in which they figure one of the
year.
, g rural pictures ever
E.xebainge Bank of Scotland most refreshing of• presented to the eye.
The proprietrr-; of the.
are to have one-
thirU of their capital returned to them, ati ow
I"Madame porringtou,
of
the
Dane,.
can
scarcely
fail
of
be.
balance of wets et the Winding-UP of the concern. 1 coming a favourite both In town NA 001111tr1'