§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificate from the Examiners that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have been complied with:—Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1).
§ Also the Certificate that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill:—Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 3).
§ Also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Barnet District Gas and Water; Crystal Palace District Gas.
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—Tottenham Improvement.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Filey Improvement Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Great Western Railway Bill [H.L.]. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ St. Marylebone Electric Lighting Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]. A witness ordered to attend the Select Committee.
§ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill. Read 2a, and committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Portmadoc, Beddgelert, and South Snowdon Railway Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a. 1358 Amendments made. Bill passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Preston Corporation Water Bill [H.L.]; Bournemouth Corporation (Tramways) Bill [H.L.]; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway Bill [H.L.]; St. Mary Woolnoth Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Croydon Gas Bill. Read 3a with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill [H.L.]. To be read 2a Tomorrow.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 78.)
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional; Order (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to order). An Amendment made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendment to be received To-morrow.
§ Educational Board Provisional Order Confirmation (London) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a (according to order), and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Manchester Corporation (General Powers) Bill [H.L.]: Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]. The order made on Tuesday the 26th of April last appointing certain Lords the Select Committee to consider the Bills, discharged.