The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-31 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from certain in-
liabilants of Manchester, praying that the Bill fwtbre the
House for paving and lighting the town of Manchester
might not pass into a law.
Lord STANLEY snored the third reading of the Bill
for Lighting with Gas the the town of Bury, in Lancaster.
The Bill was accordingly read a third time, and passed.
Un t he motion of Mr. MARSHALL, the Stockton
and Darlington Railway Bill was read a second time, with
amendments, and ordered to he committed.

Mr. BYNG presented a petition from the Inbahitants
of Manchester, praying that tho Hammersmith Bridge Bill
might not pass into a law.
On the motion of Mr. Briva, the Hammersmith Roads
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
On the motion of Mr. BYNG, the Covent Garden Im-
provement Bill was read a second time and ordered to be
committed.
MARYLEBONE VESTRY BILL.

Mr. ASTELL presented a petition from the Select Ves-
try of the parish of Marylebone, praying that they might
be heard by Counsel against the Bill.
Mr. MARRIOTT brought up the Report on the Dover
Harbour Bill, and the amendments were read a second
time.

On the motion of Mr. N. CALVERT, the Clapham
Roads' Bill was read a second time.

Mr. DENISON presented several petitions from Wat-
ford and other places praying that the Hammersmith Bridge
Bill might not pass into a law.---Also a petition from Mr.
R. Kew, of Surrey Lodge, in favour of the Battersea In-
closure Bill.

Sir E. OWEN brought up the Report of the Canterbury
and Whetstone Railway Committee.
Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of the parish of Marylebone, praying that the
Marylebone Vestry Bill might paSs into a law. The Hon.
Baronet condemned the practice of suffering select vestries
to levy large sums of money, over the expenditure of
which there was no controul. Such a system was unjust
and absurd, whether that money was collected for good or
bad purposes.
Mr. ASTELL, said the parish of Marylebone was
managed in a way which gave very general satisfaction.—
(Hear, hear.)—The petition was got up in a manner so
extraordinary, that if Hon. Members were acquainted with
the circumstances, they would pause before they conceded
to the views of the petitioners. The population of
Marylebone was 120,000, and the parish rates were about
100,000!. per annum. The present system worked
well fot' above sixty years, and the legislaure ought not to
undo what bad been so long In existence. Hel
(Mr- Astell was .himself a vestryman, and he could assure
the House, that the greatest attention was paid to the
affairs of the parish, at the head of which was the
greatest landed proprietor in the parish, the Duke of Port-
land.

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Mr. HOBLIOUSE said the Honourable Member
who spoke last must have been joking when he talked
of the parish of Marylehone being managed in
a manner which gave general satisfaction. The
complaints were loud and general in that parish, and he
conceived that those complaints were well founded; for ►t
was well known that the Select Vestry refused to let the
parishioners examine the accounts of the parish. He hoped
the Bill would have a Lir discussion in the Committee, and
that was -all which the Petitioners required.
Col. BAILEY said, he was one of the Select Vestry
himself, and considered all the complaints made in the pa-
rish imaginary. He agreed with the Hon. Member who
spoke last, that all the subject required was a fair dis-
cussion.

Mr. HUME said, that nine out of every ten persons
in the parish were disconcerted with the proceed-
ings of the select vestry.- lie believed the petition
now about to' be presented spoke the sense of the pa-
rish, fully and accurately.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that the Members of this
House had been canvassed by as Hon. Member, and one
of the Select Vestry, against the Remedial Bill ; a practice
which he considered extremely indicent. All that the
Parishoners required was a full and fair inquiry into their
complaints.
Mr. GEO. DAWSON said the subject of select vestries
was one of great local interest. He thought the parish
should have the power of controling the expenditure of the
parish money, and that any vacancies which occurred in
the select vestry should be filled up by the parish, and not
by the vestrymen.
After a few words front Mr. Alderman WAIThMAN and
Sir CHAS. BURRELL, the petition was laid on the table.
WANDSWORTH AND BATTERSEA INCLOSURE