The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-29 00:00:00

POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Earl RUSSELL said her Majesty had sent for Earl
Derby to form a Ministry, and under the circumstances he
had therefore to propose that the house should, as far as
public business was concerned, adjourn until Thursday.
Lord BROUGHAM said that the cause of the resigna-
tion of the Government was a matter in which the country
were universally ignorant, and which they deeply re-
gretted. In both the ignorance and regret he fully shared;
but he could not offer any opposition to the proposed ad-
journment, and therefore would second the motion of his
hon. friend (Earl Russell).
The motion was then agreed to.
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Earl NELSON moved, as an amendment, that it should
be read a second time that day three months. The noble
earl entered into details with a view of proving that great
injury would be inflicted on the inhabitants in the neigh-
bourhood of Victoria Park if the works which would be
established under the provisions of the bill were con-
structed.

The LORD CHANCELLOR supported the amend-
ment, and suggested that it would be desirable if a com-
mittee of the house wa-o appointed to inquire fully into
the subject.
Lord RAVENSWORTH differed from the noble and
learned lord, and felt bound to support the seoond reading
of the bill.
Lord CHELMSFORD supported the bill, and said there
was no evidence to show that it would be injurious in any
way.
Lord TEYNHAM was in favour of the amendment.
Earl CAITHNESS supported the bill, the effect of
which he said would be to do away with three other gas
works, which were admitted to be a great nuisance.
Earl BEAUCHAMP opposed the bill.
The Bishop of LONDON said that the population who
were concerned in the injury that it was expected would
be inflicted were of the very poorest class, and totally un-
able to oppose a wealthy company. It was therefore de-
sirable that their interests should be protected by Parlia-
ment. It had been said that the works would be
678 yards from any habitations, but having the misfortune
to live in the neighbourhood of a gas manufactory, and
he could speak from experience, that distance was not suf-
ficient to prevent a nuisance. He trusted, therefore, that
the house, in the cause of humanity, would interfere to
prevent the passing of the bill without the fullest conside-
ration it could possibly receive from Parliament.
After a few observations by Lord OVERSTONE and the
Marquis of TOWNSIIEND in favour of the amendment,
Lord REDSDALE said that it was necessary that gas
works should be constructed somewhere, and if opposition
to every attempt to construct were sustained it would lead
to serious inconvenience to the public generally. In the
present instance he considered that the interests of the
parties concerned were fully provided for, when the Cor-
poration of the City of London, the Metropolitan Board of
Works, and the Hackney Board of Works were petitioners
against the bill. (Laughter.)
After a short discussion, the house adjourned for the
second reading of the bill.

Contents
Non-contents ...
Majority ... ... ...
The bill was accordingly rejected.
The house then adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tars EVENING•

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, at which
hour but very few members appeared on the Liberal side
of the house ; the attendance of the Opposition was far more
numerous.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
East London Railway (Additional Powers), Midland
Counties and Shannon Junction Railway, and Sutherland
Railway.
The report of the general election
.committee with re-
ference to the petition to try the merits of the petitioner
against the last election for the borough of Helston was
brought up and agreed to, and the committee named was
ordered to attend on Monday to be .
sworn.
SUPPLY

The house then went into committee pro forma, and
immediately afterwards the house resumed.
On the motion for the adjournment of the house until

Monday,
Several hon. members expressed a hope that a sufficient
number of members would attend on Monday to make a
house.

Col. ED WARDS said that had it not been for the Con-
servative members no house would have been made that
day
The house then adjourned.