The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

IOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING.

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The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
SOUTH-EASTERN AND LONDON, CHATHAM, AND
DOVER (LONDON, LEWES, AND BRIGHTON)
RAILWAY BILL•
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Colonel BARTELLOT moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months. The lines proposed to
be made by the promoters of this bill were not required,
as the traffic was well supplied by the lines at present is
existence.
Mr. H. LEWIS supported the bill, because the state of
things at present in existence at London-bridge was dis-
graceful. The present Brighton line was totally inade-
quate to serve the great traffic which now daily travelled
between London and Brighton. He had had occasion last
summer to travel up and down the Brighton line, and
anything more objectionable than the way in which pas-
sengers were treated could not be imagined. The express
trains were always late, and many things showed that the
traffic had altogether outgrown the resources of the ,ex-
iating Brighton line, and the making _of the lines, now
proposed would relieve the Brighton line of its over
traffic, and that which remained they would be able to
manage with safety, which was not the case now.
Lord F. CAVENDISH was in favour of allowing the
bill to be read a second time.
Mr. WILSON-PATTEN said he had taken the trouble
to investigate the complaints that had been made both at
Brighton and London with respect to the existing lines of
communication, and having found them to some degree
founded on truth, he thought the bill ought to
be allowed to pass its second reading. He thought,
however, that the public should be secured some more
advantages than they at present enjoyed, and that the line
should not be conceded merely as a competing line.
Mr. DODSON said he should vote for the second
reading. . .

Mr. WHITE said, as one of the representatives of
Brighton, he was in a peculiar position, because some of
his constituents were in favour of the bill, others were
against it. Under all the circumstances, he should vote
for the second reading, in order that it might be considered
in committee upstairs.

Mr. BO UVERIE objected to the discussion of the merits
of a private bill on its second reading in that house. Ile

thought the house ought not to be asked to depart from its
usual course.

Col. BARTELLOT said as it appearod to be the wish
of the house he would withdraw his motion.

The amendment was then by leave withdrawn, and the
bill was read a second time.
PROJECTED METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS AND
THE LABOURING CLASSES.

Mr. T. HUGHES, who had a series of resolutions on the
paper for the evening to protect the rights of the labour-
ing classes from being turned out of their houses
by railway companies, said he had been in com-
munication with the directors of several of the
largo railway companies, and he wished now to postpone
proceeding with his resolutions for a week, as he thought
that in that time he should be able to frame such a resolu-
tion as would meet with the approval of all parties. He
must say he had not met with any great objection
on the part of any of those parties with whom he had been
in communication.
The consideration of the resolutions was then post-
poned.