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Dwelling Houses Inspection.
Factory Acts Extension (Shops).
Hyde Park Corner Improvements.
London Government.
Metropolitan Police.
Mortmain Law Amendment.
Summary Jurisdiction (Repeal, &c.).
Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Metropolis).
Theatres, &c., Regulation (Metropolis).
Waterworks Clauses Act, 18-17, Amendment.
Session 1885.
Factory Acts (Extension to Shops).
Metropolitan Board of Works (Further Powers).
Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers).
Metropolis Management Elections (Ballot).
Parliamentary Elections (Redistribution).
Waterworks Clauses Act (1847) Amendment.
Petitions relating to Bills in Parliament were presented as
follows:—
In favour of the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, by which
it would be practicable to deal in a summary way with
keepers of disorderly houses.
Ayainst the Dwelling-houses Inspection Bill, the Theatres
Regulation Bill, the Factory Acts (Extension to Shops) Bill,
Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Metropolis) Bill, and the
Metropolis Management Elections (Ballot) Bill.
The Vestry also took action upon two other Bills. These
were the Parliamentary Elections (Redistribution) Bill, and
the Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Bill.
By the former Bill it was proposed to divide the ancient and
historic constituency of Westminster into three single-member
boroughs, under the names of Westminster (comprising the
parishes of St. Margaret and St. John), St. George, Hanover
Square, and the Strand (comprising the Parishes of St.
James, St. Martin, and the area of the Strand District)