§ 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; Kingston-upon-Hull Corporation; Oldham and Saddleworth District Tramways (Abandonment).
§ Also the Certificate that no Standing Orders are applicable to the following Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 9).
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Tottenham and Edmonton Gas Bill; Committee (which stands appointed for To-morrow) put off sine die.
§ Dover Harbour (Works, &c.) Bill [H.L.]. Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ London and South Western Railway Bill; Manchester Corporation Bill; Cheltenham Gas Bill; Metropolitan Water Board Bill; Peterborough Gas Bill; North East London Railway Bill; Huddersfield Corporation Bill; Cardiff; Gas Bill; London County Buildings Bill. Read 3a, with the Amendments, and passed, and returned to the Commons.
§ South Lincolnshire Water Bill. Brought from the Commons. Read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
426§ Newtownards Urban District Council Bill [H.L.]; Great Central and Lancashire, Derbyshire, and East Coast Railways Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments.
§ Manchester Churches Bill [H.L.]; Penllwyn Railway and Road Bill [H.L.]. Returned from the Commons agreed to, with Amendments. The said Amendments considered, and agreed to.
§ Metropolitan Railway Bill. Returned from the Commons, with the Amendments agreed to,
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Order (No. 3) Bill; Local Government Provisional Order (Housing of Working Classes) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill. Moved, That the order made on March 26th last, "That no Provisional Order Confirmation Bill brought from the House of Commons shall be read a second time after June 19th next," be dispensed with, and that the Bills be now read 2a; agreed to. Bills read 2a accordingly.
§ Local Government Provisional Order (Housing of Working Classes) Bill. Committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 8) Bill; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 11) Bill; Pier and Harbour Provisional Order (No. 3) Bill. Committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow.