The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING.

IM PE Ri AL PARLIAMENT.

• HOUSE OF LORDS, June 23.
Their Lordships met to-day at Ten o'clock, to hear
appeals. At Two o'clock the Lord Chancellor retired,
and the Earl of Shaftesbury took his seat on the Wool-
sack, when the Bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
after which the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 23.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. LOWTHER presented a petition from a place in
Norfolk; against the repeal of the Gilbert Act.
Mr. PROTHEROE presented several petitions from
places in Lancashire and Yorkshire, against Lord Ash-
ley's Bill fur the Regulation of Labour in Mines and Col-
lieries.
Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from a place in
Downshire, agabst the system of National Education in
Irc:and.;
STANDING ORDERS--RAILWAY BILLS.

Mr. W. PATTEN begged leave to call the attention
of the House to the Standing Order of the House, which
imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the neces-
sity of giving public notice in the months of February
and Match instead of in October and November, the
period fixed for other Bills. The object of the Standing
Order was to protect landlords from unnecessary inter-
Iwith their property ; but the Order had entirely
failed of effecting that obect, so that there was no
longer 'any reason for its existing on that ground.
In one Year, before this Standing Order was made, no
less than 77 Bills were carried into effect, while in one
year since, out of 116 Bills introduced into the House,
only two were carried into effect. He thought that a
deposit-of 101. per cent. was a sufficient guarantee that
the parties who brought the Bills into the House would
carry them into effect, and it was a strong proof that
it would be beneficial to the public. Under the present
system, the parties were obliged to make their surveys,
&c. in the winter, when it was almost impossible to do so
with effect. Looking to the immense advantage of
railway communication, it was now the duty of that
House to frame its Standing Orders so as not to throw
an impediment is the way of these plans, but rather to
be an encouragement to plans which were of such im-
mense importance to the country ; and with that view he
should move that the Standing Orders of the House,
which imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the ne-
cessity of giving public notice in the month of February
and March, instead of in October and November, the
period fixed fin- other Bills, be repealed.
• Mr. 110DGSON seconded the motion. -
Mr. GLADSTONE expressed his hearty assent to
the motion, arid he hoped the House would agree to it.
Mr. GREENE thought the removal of this Standing
Order would remedy a very serious evil.
Mr. ESCOTT, as Chairman of the Standing Orders
Committee, said he entirely agreed with the motion.
The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a petition from
Yorkshire against the Mines and Collieries Bill.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Bir-
mingham against the bastardy clause in the Poor-law
Amendment Bill..

The HON. MENDER gave notice that, on the House
going into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill,
he would move, tfit considering the distressed state of
the commerce of the country, there was not time during
the present session to enable the House sufficiently to
consider the laws relating to the poor, and therefore
..hat measures of a temporary character should be adopted.