§ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Various Powers) Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn. The order made on the 13th instant discharged, and Bill committed for Tuesday next.
§ Radcliffe Tramways and Improvement Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the-House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn. The order made on Thursday last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, without Amendment, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
§ Oakengates, Dawley, and District Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.], now Oakengates and Dawley Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Crystal Palace District Gas Bill. Reported, with an Amendment.
§ Southend-on-Sea Gas Bill; Brymbo Water Bill; Great Central and Midland Joint Railways Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ London and [North-Western Railway Bill. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported, with Amendments.
§ Mullingar, Kells, and Drogheda Railway Bill; Donegal Railway Bill. Reported, without Amendment.
§ Bexhill Water and Gas Bill. Read 3a with the Amendments; a further Amendment made; Bill passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Clyde Navigation (Works) Bill, Brought from the Commons; read 1a; and referred to the Examiners.
622§ Tynemouth Gas Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
§ Acton Improvement Bill. Returned from the Commons with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Five Lords appointed a Select Committee on the Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No, 3) Bill [H.L.] and other Bills do form the Select Committee for the consideration of the Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.] so far as relates to the Walton-on-Thames Order; 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 be heard as desired, as also counsel for the Bill.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]; Doncaster Corporation Bill; Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill; Barnet District Gas and Water Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.] (Walton-on-Thames Order). Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lord O'Neill be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Lord Cranworth; read, and agreed to.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill [H.L.] (Kingswood Order opposed); Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]; Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Gas and Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Thames River Steamboat Service Bill; London United Tramways Bill; Strabane, Rap-hoe, and Convoy Railway Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the following Lords be proposed to the House to form the Select Committee for the consideration of the said Bills; (viz.): E. Lauderdale (Chairman), E. Bradford, L. Clements (E. Leitrim), L. Chesham, L. Elphinstone; agreed to; and the said Lords appointed accordingly. The Committee to meet on Monday the 4th of 623 July next at Twelve o'clock; and 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.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 3) Bill [H.L.]. Amendments reported (according to order), and Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.
§ Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. Read 3il (according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.