17 JULY 1847, Page 11

The House of Commons had a short sitting this morning.

A number of private bills were read a third time and passed. Some public measures were also advanced a stage. The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill was read a third time; and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Amendment Bill went through Committee. The Committal of the Joint-Stock Companies (No. 2) Bill, and the third reading of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill, were postponed till Monday.