The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-15 00:00:00

THY; SUN, LONDON, FRIDA% MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1846.

RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES

IN THE

RAILWAY INTELLIGtNCB.

NEW STANDING ORDERS.

Yesterday the new Standing Orders relating to the passing
of Railway Bills through the House of Commons, as amended
for use in the ensuing session, were issued. Two alterations
are to take place in the appointment of Committees. The Select
Committees on petitions fur private Bills are to divide them-
selves into Sub-Committees, " each consisting of seven mem-
ber: at least," and to make regulations for the transaction of
business. The Committee on Standing Orders is to consist of
" eleven" instead of " seven" members—five to be a quorum.

PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.

The following are the new provisions introduced to meet the
cases of such Railway Bills as were before the House last ses-
sion, and which are likely to be introduced in the next :
NE-TENTH PART OF THE AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED TO
BE DEPOSITED.—" That previous to the presentation of a
petition for a Railway Bill, a sum equal to one-tenth part of
the amount subscribed shall be deposited with the Court of
Chancery in England, if the railway is intended to be made
in England ; or with the Court of Chancery in England or
the Court of exchequer in Scotland, if such railway is intended
to be made in Scotland; and with the Court of Chancery in
Ireland, if such railway is intended to be made in Ireland. Pro-
vided that the above order shall not apply to any railway Bills
that have been before Parliament during the present session,
and which may be again introduced in the next session, or
which are already provisionally registered, or the subscription
contract for which may be already executed, or partly executed
on the 29th of July ; but with respect to such Bills, a sum
equal to one -twentieth of the amount subscribed shall be de-
posited as before provided."
The following are the new Standing Orders applicable to such
Bids ashave been ordered to be engrossed in session 1845 :
NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS AND GAZETTE.—" That the
promoters of such Bills shall give notice by advertisement for
six successive weeks in the months of October and November
in the London, Edinburgh, or Dublin Gazette, as the case
may be, and in the local paper or papers which may usually be
in circulation in the part of the country through which the line
of railway is proposed to pass, of their intention to present a
petition fur the re-introduction of any such Bill."
COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE WHETHER PETITION BE THE
SAME as THAT IN 1815.—" That upon any petition for leave
to bring in a Railway Bill, which shall be presented to the
House during the session of 1816, and referred to the Committee
on petitions, the Committee do examine whether the said peti-
tion be the same in substance as any petition for the same pur-
pose, and from the same parties, which was presented in the
session of 1845 ; and in that case, whether any Bill brought into
the House in pursuance of such petition in the session of 184,
was pending in either House of Parliament on the termination
of such session ; and if so, whether a subscription contract, as
required by the standing orders, binding in the usual way the
subscribers to the undertaking, has been entered into and is
valid at the time of such inquiry, and whether the deposit of Si.
per cent. upon such subscription is lodged in the manner re-
quired by the standing orders."
IF PETITION SAME, STANDING ORDERS TO BE HELD TO
BE COMPLIED WITH.—" That in such case, and on proof of
such notice having been given as aforesaid, and in case it
should appear that such Bill had, at the end of the session of
11345, been pending in the House of Lords, or if pending in
the House of Commons, had been ordered to be engrossed,
the standing orders with respect to any such Bill shall be
held to have been complied with."
COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE WHETHER BILL BE THE SAME
As THAT IN 1845 —" That the Committee on any such Bill
do examine whether the Bill be in every respect the same
as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding in this
House in the session of 1845, and that in such case no evi-
dence shall be received by such Committee; but that on the
reception and adoption by the House of a report from such
Committee, that the Bill referred to them is in every respect
the same as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceed-
ing in this House in the session of 1845, such Bill may be
ordered to be engrossed without any further proceeding in re-
spect thereof."

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
FRIDAY, AUG. 8.

REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

GROUP X OF RAILWAYS.
LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD
BRANCH) BILL.
Lord Courtenay reported from the Select Committee on
Group X of Railways, to whom several petitions against
the Bills comprised in the said group, together with the re-
port of the Board of Trade thereon, were referred, that, in
the case of the London and York Railway (Sheffield Branch)
Bill they had heard counsel in support of the said petitions,
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that
they had examined the allegations contained in the preamble
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to their satis-
faction.

THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
ADJOURNED INQUEST.

LITTLEBOROUGH, AUG. 13.—The inquest on the body of
Richard Peaks, the stoker, who was killed by the accident
which occurred near this village on Monday, the 4th inst., was
resumed at twelve o'clock to-day, at the Falcon Inn, before
Mr. C. C. Lewis, coroner for the county of Essex.
The same gentlemen who attended on behalf of the Com-
pany on the former occasion were present on this—viz., Mr,
Duncan, solicitor ; Mr. Hanson, manager of the traffic de-
partment ; Mr. Phipps and Mr. Lawlord, engineers of the
line; and Mr. Fernihough, superintendent of the locomotive
department.
Ile first witness called was