§ 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:—Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) [H.L.]; Gas Orders Confirmation (No. 1) [H.L.].
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to s the following Bill have been complied with:—Plymouth Corporation.
§ The same were ordered to He on the Table.
§ Gomersal Gas Bill; London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway Bill; Bexhill Water and Gas Bill; Littlestone-on-Sea and District Water Bill; Colney Hatch Gas Bill. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Sheppy Gas Bill; Richard Jaeger's Patent Bill [H.L.]. Reported, without Amendment.
2§ Great Central Railway Bill; Doncaster Corporation Bill. Read 2a and committed. The Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Holywood Tramways Bill [H.L.]; North Wales Electric Power Bill [H.L.]; Bristol Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Chippenham Gas Bill. Read 3a with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Various Powers) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read la; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Gosport Water Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
§ North Staffordshire Railway Bill. The King's consent signified; and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Bristol Tramways (Extensions) Bill [H.L.]; Midland Railway Bill; Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill; Wolverhampton Corporation Bill; Harrow Road and Paddington Tramways Bill; 3 Oakengates, Dawley, and District Joint Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Humber Commercial Railway and Dock 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., M. Winchester, M. Exeter, E. Dartmouth, E. Belmore (chairman), L. Digby; agreed to, and the said Lords appointed accordingly. The Committee to meet on Thursday the 9th of June next at Eleven o'clock; and all petitions referred t" 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 Bills.
§ Manchester Corporation (General Powers) Bill [H.L.]; Manchester Corporation Tramways Bill [H.L.]; Torquay Tramways Bill; Charing Cross, Euston, and Hampstead Railway Bill; Soothill Nether Urban District Tramways Bill; London and North Western 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. Strange (D. Atholl), E. Westmeath, L. Mendip (V. Clifden), Deramore, L. Hawkesbury (chairman); agreed to, and the said Lords appointed accordingly. The Committee to meet on Thursday the 9th of June next at Eleven 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.
§ Education Board Provisional Order Confirmation (Birmingham) Bill [H.L.]. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Thursday next.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Order (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]. Amendment reported (according to order), and Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.
§ Canal Rates and Charges (Regents Canal) Order Confirmation Bill [H.L.]; Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill [HL.]. Read 2a (according to order).