The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-25 00:00:00

LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY.

On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE, the London and
Croydon Railway. Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.
CORN-LAWS.

Mr. B. DENNISON presented petitions from
parishes in Yorkshire against any alteration in the
corn-law,

---11TID-I)LE LEVEL DRAINAGE BILL.
Mr. PUSEY then moved the taking into conside-
ration of the special report from the Committee on
the Middle Level Drainage Bill respecting the votes
of an Hon. Member (Mr. -Yorke), he being interested
in the property that would be improved.
Mr. YORKE thought the subject ought to be set-
tled, and he should move that the votes he had given
were good votes.
Mr. GREENE considered it was important that
the House should make an express declaration on the
subject. He would move certain resolutions on the

subject.
Mr. HAWES thought the best course would be to
adjourn the debate.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER trusted the House would
not act so unjustly as to come to any decision at pre-
sent-oa the subject.
Mr. ESTCOURT recommended his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Yorke) not to press his motion to a division.
He thought the best course to pursue would be to
adjourn the debate to a future day, and he would
move that the debate be adjourned.
Mr. HAYTER supported the motion for adjourn-
ment.

Mr. YORKE said he had no objection to withdraw
his motion; but if he did so he should continue to vote
in the Committee.

Mr. WARBURTON thought it advisable. to post-
pone the consideration of the subject.
After a few words from Mr. DEmsox and Mr.
PUSEY,

Mr. HAWES said he thought the general question
should be con.idered by the House on a future day.
The subject was one of importance and the House
ought to have ample time to discuss it.
Mr. DENISON said, the case at present was this,
the law of Parliament declared that any gentleman
having a direct private interest in a question, could
not give a vote upon it in that House. But the ques-
tion here was, could a Member similarly situated,
give a vote in a Committee ? It was important that
the question should be decided as soon as possible,
and in the meantime, be presumed the ordinary law
of Parliament must prevail.
The further discussion of the subject was then de-
ferred till Thursday _next.
Mr. BAGGE said, that the Committee must be
suspended during the same time, while the- question
was pending.
The SPEAKER, as we understood said, that the
sittings of the Committee would be suspended by the
decisioh of the House till the question was settled.
Sir GEORGE STAUNTON presented a petition
against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Ban-
gor.
Sir JOHN HANMER presented a petition from
Hull; against the New Poor-law Bill.

General LYGON presented a petition against the
Bank Charter Bill.

Viscount DUNCAN presented a petition, from
Bath, in favour of art-unions.

Mr. MASTERMAN presented petitions from
London against the corn-laws.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented petitions from
Yorkshire to the same effect.

Mr. COBDEN presented a petition in favour of the
Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. XEMBLE presented thirteen petitions from
the eastern division of Surrey against the corn-laws.
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