§ Lautour's Divorce Bill [H.L.]. A Bill to dissolve the marriage of Jane Sarah Victoria Lautour, of Ansty House, Erdington, in the county of Warwick, with Ernest Lautour, her husband, and to enable her to marry again, and for other purposes. Presented (on Petition), and a copy of the proceedings in and of the Decree of Divorce of the King's Bench, Matrimonial Division, of the High Court of Justice in Ireland. Delivered (on oath). Bill read 1a.
§ Lautour's Divorce Bill [H.L.]. Petition of Jane Sarah Victoria Lautour, praying that substituted service of a copy of the Bill, and of the Order for the Second Reading thereof, and of all other Orders connected therewith, be made upon Mr. Frank W. Faulkner, of 7, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London, solicitor; read. Ordered, That the said Petition be considered tomorrow.
§ The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, That the Clerk of the Parliaments had laid upon the Table the Certificates from the Examiners that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with: Accrington Corporation; Accrington District Gas and Water Board; South Suburban Gas; Wrexham Gas. The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Leeds and Liverpool Canal Bill [H.L.]. Reported, with Amendments.
§ Sheffield University Bill [H.L.]. Committee to meet To-morrow.
§ Lautour's Divorce Bill [H.L.]. A witness to attend on the hearing of the Petition for substituted service.
§ Mortgage Insurance Corporation Bill [H.L.]; Commercial Union Assurance Bill [H.L.]; Clacton Improvement Bill 962 [H.L.]; Truro Water Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Administrative County of London and District Electric Power Company Bill [H.L.]. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN, Chairman of the Select Committee, informed the House, That the Lord Romilly was unable, on account of illness, to continue his attendance on Thursday and Friday last and this day, and that the Committee continued sitting on those days in the absence of the Lord Romilly, all parties having consented thereto; road, and agreed to.
§ Abertillery Urban District Water Bill [H.L.]; Bangor (County Down) Water and Improvement Bill [H.L.]; Matlock Bath Improvement Bill [H.L.]; Bridge-water Canals Bill [H.L.]; University College, London (Transfer), Bill [H.L.]; Metropolitan and Great Central Railway Companies Bill [H.L.]; Southport, Birkdale, and West Lancashire Water Board Bill [H.L.]; Formby Township Bill [H.L.]; Humber Conservancy Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl of Yarborough be proposed to the House as a member of the Select Committee in the place of the Lord Castlemaine; read, and agreed to.
§ Administrative County of London and District Electric Power Company Bill [H.L.]; East London and Lower Thames Electric Power Bill [H.L.]; Charing Cross and Strand Electricity Supply Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Leave given to the Select Committee to adjourn over Tomorrow.
§ City of London Electric Lighting Company Bill [H.L.]; Metropolitan Electric Supply Company (Acton District) Bill [H.L.]; Metropolitan Electric Supply Company (Various Powers) Bill [H.L.]; North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Bill [H.L.]; Central Electric Supply Bill [H.L.]; County of London Electric Supply Company Bill [H.L.]. Leave given to the Select Committee to adjourn over To-morrow.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill. Read 3a (according to order), and passed.