§ Private Bills [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bill, originating in the Lords, and referred on the First Reading thereof, the Standing Orders not previously inquired into, which are applicable, have been complied with, namely:—
§ South Metropolitan Cemetery Company Bill [Lords].
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time.
§ Private Bills [Lords] (Petition for additional Provision) (Standing Orders not complied with),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the Petition for additional Provision in the following Bill, originating in the Lords, the 2 Standing Orders have not been complied with, namely:—
§ Birkenhead Corporation Bill [Lords].
§ Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.
§ Provisional Order Bills (No Standing Orders applicable),—Mr. SPEAKER laid upon the Table Report from one of the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills, That, in the case of the following Bill, referred on the First Reading thereof, no Standing Orders are applicable, namely:—
§ Commons Regulation (Gosford Green) Provisional Order Bill.
§ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To-morrow.
§ Cardiff Railway (Compounding of Tonnage Rates) Bill,
§ Considered; to be read the third time.
§ London Electric Railway Bill,
§ As amended, to be considered To-morrow.
§ Wesleyan and General Assurance Society Bill [Lords],
§ To be read a second time To-morrow.
3§ South Suburban Gas Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till To-morrow.
§ Northern Junction Railway Bill (by Order), Lurgan Gas and Electricity Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till Monday next.
§ Norwich Electric Tramways Bill (by Order),
§ Read a second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
§ Middlesex County Council (Western Road and Improvements and Finance) Bill (by Order),
§ Second Reading deferred till Monday next.
§ Metropolitan and Great Northern Railway Companies Bill (by Order),
§ Read a second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
§ Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee to which the Metropolitan and Great Northern Railway Companies Bill may be committed that the Council of the Metropolitan borough of St. Marylebone be allowed to appear by counsel, agents, and witnesses upon the allegations contained in their petition against the Bill, and that the Committee may determine the question whether, and to what extent, if at all, the powers of the Metropolitan Railway Company in regard to the supply of electricity should be limited.—[Mr. Boyton.]