The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. Johnston presented some Papers from the
Irish Secretary's Office, which were ordered to lie
on the table.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR presented the Report of the
Committee on the Petition from the inhabitants
of Mary-le•bone, complaining of the present
supply of water ; and the Report being real,
leave was given to brine in a Bill to provide for
the better supply of that parish with Water.
, WATER COMPANIES.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR, in allusion to the Report
he had just presented, paid, he telt it his duty to
make a very tew remarks on the conduct of the

Water Companies. They had of late, at least
within, these few years, divided the town among
themselves, under a promise that no increase of
rates should take place on that account. But the
public unfortunately !elt that this promise was not
realized, that in truth no regulation was entered
into for the general good of the inhabitants, bur
that they were left totally at the mercy of the
Companies. The rates charged by the said Com-
panies were also most oppressive, particularly
considering the very extraordinary. rise they had
lately made. The injury arising horn their op-
pressive conduct was peculiarly felt by persons
who happened to come into houses in the room
Of kold tenants who had left those houses without
paying their rates ; the consequence was, that
the Water Companies demanded payment at once
from the new tenant,, without any regard to hi,
condition, and unless payment was made the
water-pipe was cut off. He highly censured such
practices, having known the injury resulting from
them, and sincerely trusted Parliament would in-

terfere to prevent this from going on.
Mr. HoLrds SUMNER perfectly agreed with the
Honourable Gentletnan who had just sat down,
because he considered the increase of rates had
been very great indeed. He suggested whether a
Bill might not be brought in to yepeal the Acts
establishing these Companies, on account of the
junction which they had formed with each,other.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM' said, that all that the parish
of Mary-le-bone wanted was a moderate charge
for a proper and adequate supply of water. He
trusted that Parliament would see the absolute
necessity of doing something in the case, as it
vas indispensably necessary that some restraints
should be put on the Companies. The public,
he must say, felt the very heavy burden of the
extravagant rates charged by these bodies, mid
it was now high time that some legislative re-
striction should be imposed on them.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR felt that this was a subject
in which the whole Metropolis was interested, and

it was one of the greatest interest to them. lie
should feel himself very happy in agreeing with
the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Surrey,
relative to a Bill for the repeal of the Acts of the
Water Companies, as their junction was certainly
improper. But the House knew well .what was

the case with private Bills of this nature, and
that but for special circumstances, he as an in-
dividual would have been subjected to 4 or 50001.

[PRICE SEVENI'ENCE•

expellees on the Metropolis Paving Bill. If the
different parishes however would unite together
and support the measure, he pledged himself he
would introduce a Bill to the purport suggested
by the Hon. Gentleman, from a deep-felt convic-
tion of its vital importance to the inhabitants of
the Metropolis.

The Petition from Mary-le-bone was then order-
ed to be referred to a Committee, to inquire into
and report on the subject.
Air. MuLusti moved t:;e second reading of the
Bill for better lighting and paving the street,: of
St. George, Bloomsbury, and St.Gdes in the Fields.
Read and committed.

Mr. VANE POWLETT moved to-refer some Pe-
titions regarding the Darlington Railway Bill to
a Committee.

A long conversation took place between Mr.
Gamble'', Mr. Bennet, Mr. Walton, Mr. M. A.
Taylor, Sec. when the House divided—

For the Motion SO—Against it 51.
BOROUriFIBRIDGE.
A new Writ was ()Meted tor the Borough of
Borooghbridge, in the room of Marmadoke
Lawson, Esq. who had accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.

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