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London, England, 1845-05-28 00:00:00

DEVONPORT GAS BILL.

On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, the amend-
ments of the Lords to this Bill were agreed to, and the
Bill was passed.
On the motion of Mr. REMBLE, the Bermondsey Im-
provements Bill was read a second time.
M. T. DUNCOMBE moved that it be an instruction
to the Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill, to con-
sider the schemes referred to them by this House, for a
central railway through the counties of Devon and Corn-
wall, as prayed in the petition of Richard Thomas. Two
of the three lines referred to the Committee had not
complied with the standing orders. All ho wanted was
that the petition of Mr. Thomas be referred to the Com-
mittee, and he be allowed to enter into proof, so that
former he might show a better line than any yet se-
lected, and thus spare the destruction of his property.
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in opposition to the Potteries Railway Company, and
the parties promoting that company were allowed to ap-
pear befsre the Committee. The case was simply this,
that the Committee :.fitting on the Potteries Railway Bill
and the Committee on the Northern Railway Bill had
allowed evidence ; whereas Mr. Thomas had be( n dis-
allowed. It was his opinion that Mr. Thomas ought
to have been heard, not as a shareholder, but as a land-
owner.

After a few words from Mr. LEGH, which were in-
audible in the gallery.
Sir G. GREY briefly defended the proceedings of the
Committee, which he considered were, upon the whole,
fair and just.
Mr. ESCOTT said he understood that the Committee
had shut out evidence which ought to have been heard.
—(No, no.) At least so he understood it from the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Duncombe). He should certainly vote
to instruct to receive the evidence referred to.

After a few words from z-dr C. LEMON, the motion
was withdrawn.

HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAIL.
WAY.

Upon the motion of an Box. MEMBER, whose name
we could not learn, the Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Canal Bill wasread a third time.
An Hort. MEMBER complained that Mr. Osborne had
not attended his Committee.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that this was
rather a suspicious day for the Hon. Member to have
been absent.—(Laughter, and cries of " Yesterday.")
Lord ASHLEY said he had seen the Hon. Member
alluded to, and he told him he would be in his place
this evening and explain the cause of his absence.
Numerous petitions in favour of private Bills were pre-
sented, but not one of them was distinctly heard in the
gallery.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.

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On the motion of Mr. SPOONER this Bill was recd a
third time.

GLOUCESTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.

O❑ the motion of Mr. SPOONER, leave was given to
bring in a Bill to form a branch of the Gloucester and
Birmingham Railway to Worcester and a place on the
Severn, in Cheshire.
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.

On the motion of Mr. LIDDELL, this Bill was read
a second time.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS BILL.

On the motion of Mr. LIDDELL, this Bill was read a
second time.

DORCHESTER RAILWAY BILL.

This Bill was also read a second time.
On the motion of Mr. M. GIBSON the Blackburn
Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON