Edward Priest Richard's Evidence to Parliament (part 2)
Edward Priest Richards was the marquess of Bute's agent for his Welsh estates. This entailed acting as Solicitor for the 1830 Bute Ship Canal Bill. An important part of this role was to ensure that the Standing Orders were complied with, and Edward Priest Richards is here confirming that everything necessary was done and the Bill can therefore proceed to the Committee hearing.
The Standing Orders are written rules that govern the way that Parliament works. There are Standing Orders specifically relating to the way that Parliament processes Private Bills and it is these that Edward Priest Richards is confirming have been complied with in this case. An important area that these cover is making sure that the plans are widely known about in the area, and this is why he is confirming that notices about the Bill have been placed in the local newspaper, the Cambrian, as well as a notice placed in a prominent public place, the door to the Session House in Cardiff.
A transcript of this evidence is available. Please click ‘Transcript', above.
Edward Priest Richard's Evidence to Parliament (part 2)
7 June 1830
Parliamentary Archives HL/PO/JO/10/8/913 p.4
Transcript
Bill to enable the Most Noble John Crichten Stuart Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dumfries to make and maintain a navigable Canal to commence at a certain point or place called the Eastern Hollows at or near the mouth of the River Taff in the County of Glamorgan and to terminate in a North Easterly direction towards the Town of Cardiff in Cardiff Moors and also to establish and construct a Wet Dock or Basin and other works at the termination of the said Canal near the said Town of Cardiff and also to make and maintain one or more navigable cuts or canals out of and from the said Wet Dock or Basin to communicate with the Glamorganshire Canal together with Sluices