§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 2) [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) [H.L.]; Trams' ways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) [H.L,]; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5); Loch Leven Water Power.
§ Also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied S with:—Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Various Powers); Brymbo Water; Surrey Commercial Dock.
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—Strabane, Raphoe, and Convoy Railway.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the 1 Table.
§ Charing Cross, Euston, and Hampstead Railway Bill. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
§ Tottenham Improvement Bill; Strabane, Raphoe, and Convoy Railway Bill. Examiner's Certificates of non-compliance with the Standing Orders, referred to the Standing Orders Committee on Monday next.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.] and other Bills do form the Select Committee for the consideration of the Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. Read, and agreed to: All petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bill to 1182 be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bill.
§ Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Oakengates, Dawley, and District Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.] and other Bills do form the Select Committee for the consideration of the Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.] and the Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. Read, and agreed to: All petitions referred to the Committee, with leave to the petitioners praying to be heard by counsel against the Bills to be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bills.
§ Great Central and Midland Joint Railways Bill. Read 2a, and committed.
§ Scarisbrick Estate (Amendment) Bill [H.L.]; Lord Tredegar's Supplemental Estate Bill [H.L.]; De Trafford Estate Bill [H.L.]. Read 2a.
§ Newcastle and Gateshead Water Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Liverpool and Wigan Churches Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a. An Amendment made. Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Derwent Valley Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Belfast Corporation (Tramways) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Kirkby-in-Ashfield Urban District Gas Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill [H.L.]; Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. TO be read 2a To-morrow.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (Poor Law) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill. House in Committee (according to order). Bills reported 1183 without amendment. Standing Committee negatived; and Bills to be read 3a To-morrow.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill. House in Committee (according to order). An Amendment made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of the Amendment to be received To-morrow.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill [H.L.]; Doncaster Corporation Bill; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]; Barnet District Gas and Water Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the Home to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills; (viz.):—
- D. Northumberland (chairman),
- D. Wellington,
- L. Tenterden,
- L. Emly,
- L. Cranworth;