§ The Bark Preservation bill passed through a committee.—Mr. Giles brought in a bill for extending the provisions of the Bank Note Forgery Prevention bill to all parts of the united kingdom. Read a first time, to be read a second to-morrow. —Lord. W. Russell presented a petition from certain inhabitants of Camberwell,in favourof the Camberwell Water Works bill. Ordered to lie on the table. Also a petition from certain persons whose names were there unto subscribed, against the bill for making a Road under the River Thames. Referred to the committee on the bill, and he petitioners ordered to be heard by their 432 counsel against the said bill.—Lord Grenville brought up the report of the committee appointed to draw up an answer to so much of the message of their lordships of Friday, as relates to the request of the house, that lord Sidmouth and earls Buckinghamshire and St. Vincent, be permitted to attend the committee on the Eleventh Report. Ordered to lie on the table.—Sir W. Scott, pursuant to notice, moved for and obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend an act of the 1st of Geo I. for augmenting the maintenance of the Poor Clergy.—Mr. Tierney moved the order of the day for the further consideration of the report on the Camberwell Water Works bill. He stated at some length the grounds upon which the measure was founded, and the motives that had induced him to call the attention of the house so often and so particularly to it. He concluded by moving, that the bill be re-committed. The motion was opposed by Mr. Fonblanque. A short conversation succeeded, in which sir G. Hill, lord W. Russell, and Mr. Rose, took a part, when a division took place for the re-commitment 41, against it 16, majority 25.—Colonel Crauford expressed some unwillingness to delay any further his intended motion on the State of the Army; but as many of the papers would not be ready early enough for to-morrow, and there was no other day open this week, he felt himself under the necessity of putting it off till Monday.—Mr. Sturgess Bourne gave notice, that his right hon. friend, now absent (the chancellor of the exchequer), intended to make a motion in the committee of Ways and Means on Wednesday, for the appropriation of the surplus of the Consolidated Fund on the 5th of April last.—Mr. Grey said, there would be five millions to be appropriated for the surplus of the Consolidated Fund of this year, unless it was applied to the purposes of continental subsidy. He wished to know whether the notice had any relation to this? Mr. S. Bourne said, his notice related only to the surplus of the last year.—The Prize bill, and the Commissioners of Taxes bill was read a third time and passed. The Corn Laws Amendment bill was read a second time. The Land-Tax Redemption Regulation bill, and the Irish Civil List bill were read a second time and ordered to be committed for to-morrow.