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London, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

GRAVESEND PIERS.

The Gravesend Town Pier Bill, and the Gravesend
Terrace Pier Bill, were respectively brought in, and read
a first time.

MARYLEBONE VESTRY BILL. -
Sir B. HALL presented a petition from the Vestry
and Parish of St. Pancras against this Bill. The Hon.
Baronet wished to ask the Hon. Member for Lyming-
lon one or two questions in regard to this Bill, which
were of considerable importance. He wished to know,
first, whether it was the intention of the framers of this
Bill to alter Sir J. Hobhouse's Bill; secondly, he wished to
know whether it was intended to introduce any clause
affecting the Poor-law Commissioners ; and, thirdly, he
s'iould be glad to hear When the second reading of the
Bill was proposed.

Mr. MACKINNON said (as we understood), that
having been requested to take charge of this Bill, any-
thing which he might say, might be considered as com-
ing from the ft-timers and advocates of the Bill. In answer
to the first question, whether it was intended to alter
Sir J; llobhouse's Bill, he begged to say that it was
intended only to amend the errors of that Bill, and not
to have a new Bill at all. In respect to the second ques-
tion, as to what was to be done with regard to the Poor-
law Commissioners, he begged to state distinctly that it
was not the intention of this Bill either to give any power
or to take any power away from, the Poor-law Commis-
sioners ; the intention was to leave whatever power at
present existed in the vestry, or whatever power at
present existed in the Poor-law Commissioners,
exactly in the same state as it was now. In reply
to the third question as to the second reading,
of the Bill, he begged to say that he saw no reason what-
ever for not reading it to-morrow night.
BRANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL.
Mr. GREENE brought up the Report on this Bill.
SOUTHWARK IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. B. WOOD presented a petition from certain in-
habitants of Southwark, against this Bill.
MARYLEBONE IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. LEADER presented a petition from the parish of
St.'James, Westminster, complaining of certain clauses
in the Marylebone Improvement Bill. The Hon. Mem-
ber then moved that the Bill be referred to the Select
Committee on Standing orders.

Mr. GREENE opposed the motion.
After a few words from Sir B. HALL, and from Mr.
LEADER, in rel,
Mr. MACKE NON said the Bill did not affect the
interests of the petitioners in the slightest degree. As
far as the parish of St. James's was concerned, the new
Bill was the same as the old one.

Mr. MILES suggested that the petition should not
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
The SPEAKER observed, that the prayer of the peti-
tion was against the second reading of the Bill, and not
that it be referred to a Committee.

Mr. LEADER said the reason the petitioners had
made that prayer was, they were under the impression
it was the only prayer they could make. All he then
sought was, that the petition should be referred to the
Committee on Standing Orders, or to the Committee on
Private Bills, merely to ascertain whether the Standing
Orders had been complied with or not.
After a few words from Mr. SIIAW,
Mr. LEADER said he hoped that it would be taken
into consideration to-morrow, on the second reading;
that there was a complaint of this sort, and that the Bill
would not be passed partially, because it was only a pri-
vate Bill, for he could assure the House that it affected
public interests to a very great extent.
The motion was then withdrawn.

MARRIAGES (IRELAND).
Sir R. BATEMAN presented several petitions from
Presbyterians in the North of Ireland, prayin* for an
amendment of the laws relating to mixed marriages in
that country.

EDUCATION (IRELAND).
The same Hort. MEMBER presented also several peti-
tions from places in the counties of Down and London-
derry, in favour of the system of education adopted by
the Church Education Society.