§ Newry, Keady, and Tynan Railway.—Petition of the Newry, Keady, and Tynan Railway Company under their Common Seal praying for leave to bring in a Bill to change the name of the Newry, Keady, and Tynan Light Railway Company to the Newry, Keady, and Tynan Railway Company, to revive and extend the time limited by the Newry, Keady, and Tynan Light Railway Act, 1900, the Ulster and Connaught Light Railways Act, 1903, and the Newry, Keady, and Tynan Light Railway Act, 1905, for the compulsory purchase of lands for the purposes thereof, and for the completion of the railways thereby authorised, and for other purposes; together with a copy of the proposed Bill annexed thereto. Read, and referred to the Examiners.
§ Tollemache Estate.—Petition for a Private Bill; together with a copy of the proposed Bill annexed thereto Read, and referred to two English Judges.
3§ Rochdale Corporation Bill.—Report from His Majesty's Attorney-General received, and ordered to lie on the Table.
§ 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:—Cambrian Railways {H. L.]; Lincoln Corporation; Dartford Gas; Hull and Barnsley Railway; Bromley and Crays Gas.
§ Also the Certificates that the Standing Orders applicable to the following Bills have not been complied with:—Honourable Artillery Company—(Petition for Bill); Sligo and Arigna Railway—(Petition for additional Provision).
§ The same were ordered to lie on the Table.
§ Finchley Urban District Council Bill.—Read 2a, and committed. The Committee to be proposed by the Committee of Selection.
§ Bury and District Joint Water Board Bill.—Read 2a, and committed.
§ Great Western Railway Bill [H.L.].—Read 3a, and passed, and sent to the Commons.
§ London Motor Roadways Bill [H.L.].—The CHAIRMAN of COMMITTEES informed the House that the promoters do not intend to proceed further with the Bill. Order for the Second Reading To-morrow discharged. Ordered, That the Bill be not further proceeded with.
§ King's College London (Transfer) Bill [H.L.].—The King's consent signified; and Bill reported, with Amendments.
§ Great Eastern Railway (General Powers) Bill; Draycott Gas Bill; Gosport Gas Bill; Humber Commercial Railway and Dock Bill; Leeds Corporation Bill; Leicester Corporation Bill; Motherwell Burgh Extension, etc., Bill; North-Eastern Railway Bill; Wishaw Burgh Electricity, etc., Bill; Blaydon and Ryton Water (Transfer) Bill; Knott 4 End Railway Bill; Louth and East Coast Railway (Transfer) Bill; Dundalk Urban District Council Bill; Margate Corporation Bill; Swinton and Mexborough Gas Bill.—Brought from the Commons, read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.
§ London and District Electricity Supply Bill [H. L]; London Electric Supply Bill [H. L.]; London (Westminster and Kensington) Electric Supply Companies Bill [H. L.]—Report from the Committee of Selection, That the Lord Sanderson be proposed to the House as a Member of the Select Committee on the said Bills in the place of the Viscount Cobham; read, and agreed to.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 1.) Bill [H. L.] (No. 50).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Bridgwater, Llandudno, and Whitley Bay.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill [H. L.] (No. 51).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Gott Bay and Vaila.
§ Pier and Harbour Provisional Order (No. 3) Bill [H. L.] (No. 52).—A Bill to confirm Provisional Order made by the Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, relating to Rothesay.
§ Gas Orders Confirmation Bill [H. L.] (No. 53).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Caldicot and District Gas, Rainford Gas, Rothwell Gas, Tenterden and District Gas, and Woolmer and District Gas.
§ Gas and Water Orders Confirmation Bill [H. L.] (No. 54).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870, relating to Brough Water. Burgess Hill Water, Earby and Thornton Gas, East Hull 5 Gas, Sevenoaks Water, and Stourbridge Water.
§ Tramways Orders Confirmation (No 2) Bill [H.L.] (No. 55).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Tramways Act, 1870, relating to Liverpool Corporation Tramways Extensions, and Potteries and North Staffordshire Tramways Amendment); And
§ Electric Lighting Provisional Orders (No. 3) Bill [H. L.] (No. 56).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Acts, 1882 and 1888, relating to Bridgend (Extension), Hendon (Amendment), Llandaff and Dinas Powis (Amendment), Llansamlet, Oulton Broad, Sowerby Bridge (Amendment), and Tewkesbury (Amendment).
§ Were presented by the Lord Granard (E. Granard). Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (Cornwall, etc.) Bill [H.L.] (No. 57).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Education under the Education Acts 1870 to 1907, to enable the councils of the administrative counties of Cornwall, Merioneth, and the West Riding of Yorkshire, and the county borough of Swansea, to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts; And
§ Education Board Provisional Orders Confirmation (London) Bill [H.L.] (No. 58).—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Education under the Education Acts, 1870 to 1907, to enable the London County Council to put in force the Lands Clauses Acts.
§ Were presented by the Earl of Crewe. Read 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.
§ Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2) Bill [H.L.].—A Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local Government Board for Ireland relating to the City of Dublin and the urban district of Pembroke (two)—Was presented by the Lord Denman; read 6 1a; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners. (No. 59.)
§ Dublin and South Eastern Railway Bill; City of Glasgow Bill.—Read 2a, and committed for Thursday next.