The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-02 00:00:00

ONDON, FRIDAY EVENTING, OCTOBER 2, 1835.

BILLS IN PARLIAMENT,

The following is a return to nd &dbr of the tlo-
nourtible tho ifOnse of dotiitlioliS, dated Sept€iiiiief th, 1835,
for .the names and titles of all Bills, private as bell as public,
which, during the last three years, have passed the House of
Commons, and have not been returned from the other House
of Parliaincnt; also, of all Bills during the same period which

have been returned from the other House of Parliament with
amendments, but which have not afterwards received Assent.
I.—A return of the names and titles of all Bills, private as
well ai public, which, during the last three years, have
passed the House of Commons, and have not been returned
from the other House of Parliament.
Year 1835.

Fyfield Road.—For more effectually repairing the roads
from Fi field, in the County iif Baits, to Saint John's Bridge,
in the county of Gloucester, and from Kingston liagptise to
Newbridge, in the said County of Berks.
Clonmel Road..—For continuing the term and enlarging
the powers of an Act passed in the b 2 year of the reign of
his Majesty Xing George the Third, for Repairing Several
Roads in the Counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, and Tipperary;
and also for more effectually repairing and maintaining the
Roads lending from the Town of Clonmel, through the
County of Waterford, to the Cross Roads of Knocklofty, in
the said County of Tipperary.
St. Luke's Poor.—To alter and.enlarge the powers of an
Act of the 4Etth year of his Majesty King George the Third,
for malting more effectual provision for maintaining, regulat-
ing, and employing the Poor of the Parish of Saint Luke, in
the County of Middlesex.
_Claekinannan and Kinross Parishes.—For rendering more
complete the Union of certain Parishes and Parts of Parishes
to the Counties of Clackmannan and Kinross, and for other
Purposes relating thereto.
Dramatic Performances.—For Licensing Theatres, and for
the Regulation of Dramatic Performances.
Foreign Enlistment Act Repeal.—To repeal an Act of the
fifty-ninth year of King Geore the Third, " for the Pre-
vention of Foreign Enlistment,' saving and excepting so far
as it repeals ferinet Statutes.
Jewish and Civil Disabilities.—For the Relief of his Ma-
jesty's Subjects professing the Jewish Religion.
Letters Patent.—To amend the Laws respecting Letters
Patent for Inventions, and to secure the Property therein to
Inventors, and to secure the Property in new patterns.
Parish Vestries' Act Amendment.—To amend the Act of
the fifty-eight year of King George the Third for regulating
Parish Vestries in so far as regards the city of Westminster
and the Liberty thereof.
Sea Apprenticeship.—To alter the Law of Settlement as
far as respects Apprenticeship to the Sea service.
Sentence on Murderers ( Ireland).—To amend an Act passed
in the tenth year of the reign of his Majesty King George the
Fourth, intituled, " An Act for consolidating and amending
the Statutes in Ireland relating to Offences against the Par-
son."
Small Debt Courts ( Scotland).—To provide for the hold-
ing of Circuit Sheriff Courts in Scotland, for the trial of Small
Debt Causes.

Tithes Stay of Suits.—To amend an Act passed in the last
Session of Parliament for shortening the time required in
claims of Modus Decimandi, or exemption from or discharge
of Tithes.

f several Acts relative to the Building and Repairs of Churches
and Chapels.

'ear 1834.

_and Boroughs
Btibefti, ricetionz,_-TO prZtl!+ for .t.b Trial of Charges
of Gengrai ettriaptiQn in Cut,::
sending Members to seffd in Proliontent:
County Coroners —To regulate tho Moo of, and mode of
electing County Coroners.
Justices of the Peace.—For rendering more effectual, in
certain eases, proceedings before Justices of the Peace, and
for the better Suppression of Offence&

MUNICIPAL REFORM BILL•

FIFTH AND SIXTH WILLIAM IV.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION
OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN ENGLAND
AND WALES.--SgrT. 9, 1835.

(Continued from The Sun of yesterday).
ON NOTICE OF Arrournittict OF CONSTABLES, THE PRE—
SENT PROVISIONS IN LOCAL ACTS AS TO WATCHING,
'T. TO CEASZ.—WATCH-BOXES, AIMS, &C. TO lIE GIVEN
UP FOR THE iftt tiF THE CONSTABLES APrOINTED UNDER
THIS ACT.—PENALTY rule IO GIVING TIIEM UP.
84. And be it enacted, that as SOtin as constables shall
have been appointed by the watch committed fur any bo-
rough, a notice signed by the mayor of such borough, speci-
fying the day on which such constables shall begin to act,
shall be fixed on the door of the Town-hall and every church
within such borough ; and on the day so specified in such
notice so much of all Acts named in conjunction with such
borough in the schedule (E.) to this Act annexed, and of all
Acts made before the passing of this Act, as relates to the
appointment, regulation, powers, and duties, or to the assess-
ment or collection of any rate to provide for the expences
of any watchmen, constables, patrol, or police for any place
situated within such borough, shall cease and determine ;
and all watch-houses and watch-boxes in any such place,
and all arms, accoutrements, and other necessaries provided
at the public expense for any watchmen, constables, patrol,
dr police therein, shall be given tip to such persons as shall
be named by the said mayor in such notice, for the use and
accommodation of tha constables; to be appointed under this
Act, and all the property so to be given tip shall be deemed
nd
in
nf
casean y
anyto belongp ersperson
theat
in bodyile; rephoarragtee, ocfont suchro borough ugh
possession
watchhouse, watch-boy, anis, accoutrements, or necessaries
as aforesaid shall neglect or refuse to give up the same as
herelobefore required; every such offender, being con-
victed thereof before any. two justices of the peace, shall
for every such offence forfeit and pay, over and above
the value of the property not given up, each sum not ex-
ceeding 5/. as the said justices shall think meet and where
there shall be any building hi any such place as aforesaid a
part only of which building shall have been heretofore used
as a watch-lieuee, such part shall be given tip every day,
from the hour of four itt the afternoon until the hour of
nine in the forenoon, for the use and accommodation of the
constables to be appointed under this Act ttrid if any per-
son having the charge, control, or possession of any such
building shall neglect or refuse to give up such part thereof
for the purposes aforesaid, or to permit free access thereto
or egress therefrom during any portion of the time above
prescribed, every such offender, being convicted thereof
before any two justices of the peace, shall for every such
offence forfeit and pay such sum not exceeding five pounds,
as the said justice shall think meet : Provided nevertheless,
that in every case in which before the passing of this Act a
rate might be levied in any borough for the purpose of
watching, conjointly with any other purpose, nothing in this
Act contained shall be construed to prevent the levying
and collecting of such rate for such other purpose solely, or
to repeal the powers given in any Act, so far as the same
relate to such other purpose : Provided always, that where
the amount of such rate before the passing of this Act
might not exceed a given rate in the pound on the value of
property rateable thereunto, the rate so to be levied for
such other purpose solely shall not exceed such proportion
of the said given rate in the pound as shall appear to have
been expended for such purpose other than watching by an
account of the average yearly expenditure during the last
seven years, or where such rate shall not have been levied
during seven years, then during such less number of years
as such rate shall have been levied.

PROVISO AS TO RATES IN ARREAR, AND AS TO DEBTS.
85. Provided always, and beit enacted, that any rate for
defraying the expenses of any viatchmen", constables, patrol,
or police in any such place as aforesaid, made previously to
the day specified in such notice as aforesaid, shall be levied
and collected in the same manner as if this Act had not
been passed : Provided also, that nothing herein contained
shall prevent the levying and collecting of any rate in any
such place as aforesaid for the purpose of paying any debt
contracted before the passing of this Act, or the interest
of any such debt, but that such rate shall and may be
levied and collected in the samo manner as if this Act had
not been passed.
WATCH COMMITTEE TO TRANSMIT A RIPORT QUARTERLY
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND ALSO A COPY OF

THEIR. RULES, &C.
86. And be it enacted, that the watch committee of
every such borough shall, on the Ist day of January, the
Ist day of April, the Ist day of July, and the Ist day of
October in every year, transmit to one of his Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State a report of the number of
men appointed to act as constables or policemen in such
borough, and of the description of arms, accoutrements, and
clothing, and other necessaries furnished to each man, and
of the salaries, wages, and allowances payable to such con-
stables or policemen, and of the number and situation .of
all station-houses in such borough ; and also a copy of all
rules, orders, and regulations which shall, from time to
time, be made by such watch committee or by the council
of such borough for the regulation and guidance of such
constables or policemen.
POWER FOR COUNCIL TO ORDER PARTS OF A BOROUGH

NOT WITHIN A LOCAL ACT AS TO LIGHTING TO BE
INCLUDED IN SUCH ACT.-EROYISO AS TO THE AMOUNT

OF RATE FOR LIGHTING.

87. And whereas parts of certain boroughs are within
the provisions of one or more local Act or Acts for regulat-
ing the lighting thereof, and certain other parts of the same
boroughs are not within the provisions of any local Act for
regulating the lighting thereof, and for want of such lighting
the efficiency of the constables may be much diminished,
and great facilities afforded for the commission of crimes
and for the escape of offenders ; for remedy thereof be it
enacted, that it shall be lawful for the council of any bo-
rongOntnnxilart:tif,,.vihich these is,a.local
,A ;t NA- the light-
ing thereof to make an order that any part of such borough
not being within the provisions of any local Act for the
lighting thereof shall, from and after a certain day to be
named in such order, be taken to be within the provision of
such local Act or Acts for lighting any part of such bo-
rough as the common council shall specify in such order ;
and after such day the part named in such order shall be
within the provisions of the Act or Acts so specified, so far
as relates to lighting, or to any rates authorised to be levied
for the purpose of lighting, as fully as if such part had been
originally named in such Act or Acts, any thing in such
Act or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding : Provided
always, that every part named in such order shall be lighted
in the like manner as those parts which before the making
of such order were within the provisions of such local Act,
and that the rate to be raised for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of lighting any part so named in such order
shall not exceed the average expense in the pound of the
lighting of the other parts of such borough.
' COUNCIL MAY ASSUME THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS UN-
DER 3 AND 4 W. IV., C. 90. FOR LIGHTING ANY FART OF
THE BOROUGH, NOT WITHIN A LOCAL ACT FOR LIGHTING
THE SAME.
88. And be it enacted, that if the council of any borough
chosen under this Act shall, by public netice to be affixed
on the outer door of the town-hall or in some public place
within the borough, declare that _on a certain day, to -be
named in such notice, not less than twenty-one days after
the day on which such public notice shall have been given,
they will take upon themselves the powers given to the in-
spectors named in a certain Act made in the third and
fourth year of his present Majesty, intituled, " An Act to
repeal an Act of his late Majesty King George the Fourth,
for the lighting and watching of parishes in England and
Wales, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof," so far
as the same relates to the lighting the whole or any part
of any borough which is not within the provisions of any
local Act, or in which there is no power of levying rates for
lighting the some, the council of such borough shall, after
the day named in such notice, have the same ppWCPS and
duties as belong to inspectors under the said last.-recited
Act in regard to ligbiino• and to levying rates for the pur-
pose
of lighting sun part of the borough, except so far as
the same • are ".7atrary to or inconsistent with the provisions ,
of this Act, the Council shall have the
sole pp, ' ; and in stash i case
they .er to fix and determine the amount of money which
F:-ko P. 411 call for in any one year for the purpose of lighting
,
i , a part of the borough, so that such sum shall not ex-
ceed the rate of sixpence in the pound on the full and fair
annual value of all property rateable to the relief of the
I
poor within such part of the borough : Provided also, thot
it shall not be lawful in sue.,•la case for the inhebitauts of suet;