§ Report from, That the Standing Orders not complied with in respect of the London County Council (General Powers) Bill ought to be dispensed with and the Bill allowed to proceed. Read, and agreed to.
§ Saddleworth and Springhead Tramways Bill. The meeting of the Standing Orders Committee (which stands appointed for this day), put off to Monday next.
§ Tottenham Improvement Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
2§ Carlisle Corporation Bill; Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Thornaby Tramways Bill; Clyde Navigation (Works) Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl of Romney and the Lord Brougham and Vaux be proposed to the House as members of the Select Committee in the place of the Earl of Craven and the Viscount Hampden; and that the Lord Brougham and Vaux be Chairman of the said Committee; read, and agreed to.
§ Selby Urban District Council Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 14th day of March last, "That no Private Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 16th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read 2a; agreed to. Bill read 2a accordingly and committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Various Powers) Bill; Thurles Urban District Council Water Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill. Brought from the Commons.
3§ Richard Jaeger's Patent Bill [H.L.].Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments. The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Greenock Corporation Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Glasgow Corporation (Tramways, etc.) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. To be read 2a To-morrow.
§ Local Government Provisional Order (No. 4) Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 14th day of March last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time fter the 16th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now Read 2a; agreed to. Bill Read 2a accordingly and committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill. Moved, That the order made on the 14th day of March last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after the 16th day of June next," be dispensed with, and that the Bills be now read 2a; agreed to. Bills read 2a accordingly and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to order). The Amendments proposed by the Select Committee made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow; and Standing Order No. XXXIX. to be considered in order to its being dispensed with.
§ Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Provisional Order Bill. Read 3a (according to order), and passed.
§ Hamilton Gas Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Dumbartonshire (Vale of Leven) Water Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Aberdeen Joint Passenger Station Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to 4 order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Leith Corporation Tramways Order Confirmation Bill. Read 3a (according to order); Amendments made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Doncaster Corporation Bill; Skipton Water and Improvement Bill; Soothill Nether Urban District Tramways Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Barnet District Gas and Water Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill. Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 145.)