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London, England, 1845-05-29 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. KEMBLE, 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 he wanted was
that the petition of Mr. Thomas be referred to the Com-
mittee, and he be allowed to enter into proof, so that
he might show a better line than any yet se-
lected, and thus spare the destruction of his property.
He maintained that according to the practice of that
House, and according to the resolutions of the House on
former occasions, any landowner might come before a
Committee, if he could show that a better line existed.
He would take the case of the Potteries' line. While that
Committee were sitting a new company sprang up
in opposition to the Potteries Railway Company, and
the parties promoting that company were allowed to ap-
pear before the Committee. The case was simply this,
that the Committee sitting on the Potteries Railway Bill
and the Committee on the Northern Railway Bill had
allowed evidence ; whereas Mr. Thomas had been 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
hyd 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 faw words from Sir C. LEMON, the motion
was withdrawn.

HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAIL-

WAY.

Upon the motion of an IloN. MEMBER, whose name
we could not learn, the Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Clnal Bill was read a third time.
An HoN. MEMBER complained that Mr. Osborne had
not attendel 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, bat not one of them was distinctly heard in the
gallery.
CIII.':STER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
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oa—t-h-e-rnotion of Mr. SPOONER this Bill was read a

thivi time.
GLOUCESTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.

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

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

On th© motion of the HoN. MEMBER, this Bill was also
read a sewed time.
DORCHESTER RAILWAY BILL.

This Bill was also nad a second time.
On the motion of Mr. M. GIBSON, the Blackburn
Waterworks Bill was read a third time and p2ssed.
THE BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON