§ 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:—Local Government Provisional Order (Gas); Local Government Provisional Orders (No.6).
§ Also the Certificates that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bills:—Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 3); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 7); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8).
§ Also the Certificates that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have been complied with:—Rhondda Urban District Council; Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway.
§ And also the Certificate that the further Standing Orders applicable to the following Bill have not been complied with:—Liverpool Corporation.
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Liverpool Corporation Bill. Examiner's Certificate of non-compliance with the Standing Orders referred to the Standing Orders Committee on Tuesday next.
§ Sandgate Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Administrative County of London and District Electric Power Company Bill [H.L.]. The King's consent, and the consent of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in right of his Duchy of Corn 542 wall, signified, and Bill reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Southport, Birkdale, and West Lancashire Water Board Bill [H.L.]. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Great Western Railway (New Railways) Bill. Reported from the Select Committee, with Amendments.
§ Rhymney and Aber Valleys Gas and Water Company Bill [H.L.]. Read 2.a.
§ London Gas Bill. Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee adjourned on Wednesday last over yesterday; read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
§ London Gas Bill. Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Earl of Rosse, a member of the Select Committee, be appointed chairman of the said Committee; read, and agreed to.
§ Great Northern, Piccadilly, and Brompton Railway (No. 1) Bill. Read 2a, and committed.
§ Matlock Bath Improvement Bill [H.L.]; Llandrindod Wells Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ Morley Corporation Bill; Brentwood Gas Bill; North Sussex Gas Bill; Colne Corporation Bill; Croydon Corporation Bill; Aberdare Urban District Council Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ Humber Conservancy Bill [H.L.]. Report from the Select Committee, That the Committee adjourned yesterday over this day, and pray leave not to sit on Monday next until Two o'clock; read, and leave given accordingly.
§ Woolwich Borough Council Bill. The CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES informed the House that the opposition to the Bill was withdrawn. The order made on 543 the 23rd of May last discharged, and Bill committed.
§ Agricultural Rates Act, 1896, etc., Continuance Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 15) Bill. Brought from the Commons.
§ Skegness Water Bill; Bolton Corporation Bill; North-Eastern Railway (Steam Vessels) Bill. Brought from the Commons; read la; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Dundee Water Order Confirmation Bill. Returned from the Commons, with the Amendment agreed to.
§ Ilfracombe Harbour and Improvement Bill. Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments agreed to.
§ Malone's Divorce (Validation) Bill [H.L.]; Lautour's Divorce Bill [H.L.]. Minutes of evidence and proceedings before this House on the Second Reading, together with the documents deposited in each case, returned from the Commons.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill (No. 97); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 15) Bill (No. 98). Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 1) Bill [H.L.]; Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 2) Bill [H.L.]. Committed. The Committees to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation Bill [H.L.]. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Order (No. 1) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 4) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5) Bill. Read 2a (according to order), and committed to a Committee of the Whole House on Monday next.
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 1) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No. 2) Bill; Electric Lighting Provisional Order (No, 3) Bill. 544 House in Committee (according to order). Bills reported without Amendment. Standing Committee negatived; and Bills to be read 3a on Monday next.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (Poor Law) Bill. Read 3a (according to order), and passed.
§ Donovan's Divorce Bill [H.L.]. House in Committee (according to order). An Amendment made. Standing Committee negatived. The Report of Amendment to be received on Monday next.