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London, England, 1850-06-14 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1850.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF 00,1111.104.V5, June 13
The SPEAKER took Oh) Chair in the INT-m House a,
Four o'clock.

THIRD READINGS, &a.

The following Bills were read a third time and passed
Kent Waterworks.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway.
Southampton Waterworks.
Tyne Navigation.
The following Bills, as amended, were considered and
agreed to:—
Borough of Salford Waterworks and Improvement.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
The Manchester Bonding Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.
PETITIONS.
Sir JAMES DUKE presented a petition from the
parish of St. Giles's in favour of an equalization of poor-
rates; also several petitions from various parts of the
metropolis in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS presented a petition from a
place in, Denbighshire in favour of international ar-
bitration.
Mr. MACKENZIE presented two petitions from Ren-
rewshire against the Marriage Bill. .
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a petition from a place
in Norfolk pray log for the abolition of Sunday labour
in the Post office.
An HoN. NIUMBER presented a petition from Romford,
in the county of Essex, praying tor protection.
Mr. FITZROY presented a petition in favour of the
County Courts Extension Bill.
Mr. W. PAT I'EN presented a petition from a body
of clergymen connected with the Established Church
in favour of the Bill for amending the Church Rate Act.
ST WILLIAM CL AY presented a petition from the
Tower Hamlets in favour of the Marriage-. Act.
Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from a place in
Yorkshire against the Highway Rate Bill; also seven-
teen petitions from various parts of the West Riding in
favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. HOBHOUSE prernted a petition in favour of
the Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill.
Mr. E. ELLICE presented a petition from a place in
Scotland in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Viscount CASTLEREAGH presented a petition
from an Irish congregation against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. WYLD presented two petitions from different
parts of the metropolis in favour of the Bill.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a large
number of petitions from various parts of the country
in favour of the Bill.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented seven petitions
from various pelts of the metropolis to the same effect.
lir. P. SCROPE presented a petition from a place in
Roscommon in favour of a district union rate.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
cthe Society for the Protection of Trade, signed by the
hairman, in favour of the County Courts Extension
Bill.

Mr. C. PEARSON presented a number of petitions
in favour of the Marriage Bill, and two petitions from
the Limbeth Savings Banks against the Savings Banks
Bill.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL presented a petition from
the Brighton Savings Banks to the same effect.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from
Westminster in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Colonel LLOYD WATKINS presented a petition
from the trustees and managers of the savings' bank at
Brecknock against the Bill for the amendment of the
laws of such banks.
Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from the parish
of Wickham, in the counties of Bucks and Oxford,
complaining cf the refusal of the Poor-law Board to
sanction the redaction of the salaiies of their officiils.
STEAM-ENGINE IN OLD PALACE-YARD.

Mr. GREENE rose to ask Viscount Ebrington ;he-
aler there was any intention of erecting St steam-engine
at the corner of Palace. yard for the purpose of forcing
the contents of the sewer to a higher level. It there be
such intention, whether it was proposed that such steam-
engine shall permanently remain, or was it only to be
placed there for a temporary purpose; it for a temporary
purpose, how long may it be probably required to remain
there? He would ask whether it was the intention of
the parties in charge of the engine to stir,up the contents
of the sewer at this hot season of the year?—(A laugh.)
Lord EBRINGTON said there was an intention of
erecting team-engine in Old Palace-yard. The
drainage of the Westminster district had been long under
the consideration of the Westminster Commissioners of
'ewers with a view to its improvement. The object f
which the steam-engine would be erected was for the
purpose of bringing the sewer in St. Margaret-street
up to the level of the sewer in Great George. street..
With regard to the second question, he could state that
the engine would remain until the sewer was finished,
and it would then he removed and the ground made
good. The Commissioners had had great complaints
that the sewer was unavoidably necessary.
Mr. HENLEY said, that the Noble Lord had not
condescended tl say what means the Commissioners
had taken to preserve the inhabitants of Westminster
against the effects of the stench of the sewer which he
was about to stir up.
Lord EBRINGTON said he did not know that any
but the ordinary precautions had been taken. It was
obvious that if the works were to be retarded during tho
summer months, the progress of sewage in the metro-
polis would be indefinitely postponed.
Sir B. HALL wished to know if the Board had ever
considered that the dog-days was the best season fur
opening these sewers? He also wished to know whether
the matter had been brought before the Board of Health?
He wished also to make a complaint relative to the
sewage of that (the new) house. He noticed at one of
the doors by which he entered a smell of a most
abominable and inexpressible character, and he should
be glad to know whether , the sewage of the new house
had been complete i ?
Lord EBRINGTON said he had already explained
the necessity of opening the sewer. With regard to the
drainage of the Houses of Parliament, he did not consi-
der that the sewers were satisfactory in their construc-
tion, but the architect (Mr, Barr)) and the Com-
mittees of the House had to deal with them, and
not the Commissioners of Sewers. He did not
think they had been constructed on the best
principle on which they ought to be constructed ;
they were a great deal too large to allow the sewage
water to be carried off rapidly; but, as he had said be•
fore, they were not made under the direction of the
Commissioners of Sewers.
Sir B. HALL said, what he wished to learn wa.,
whether the sewers made under the superintendence of
the architect were on so low a level as to render it ne-
cessary to pump up the whole sewage water in the
neighbourhood.
Lord SEYMOUR said he was not in possession of
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sufficient information on the subject to give a definite
answer to the question of the Hon. Baronet.
Lcmemssipss)iooins,erwshoicfh Sewers
were
un-
derstood him t..) state were considered necessary to
obviate the evil.—(Laughter.)
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