chapter VII Highways: Roads: Bridges: Ferries
chapter VIII Water supply of London:-The City Conduts: Waterworks at London Bridge: The New River
chapter IX Water Supply of London (continued): Bills and Projects in The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Extension of London Bridge Water-works: York Buildings, Chelsea, and Lambeth Companies: Drinking Water from Canals: The Grand Junction, South London, Kent, West Middlesex, and East London Companies: Competition Between New and Old Undertakings: 1810-17: Partition of Districts: Increase in Water Rates: Unlimited Powers of Companies: Marylebone Parochial Waterworks Bill, 1810-19
chapter X Water Supply of London (continued): Profits of Companies, and their Charges, Down to 1827: Wooden Pipes: Defective Service: Parliamentary Inquiries, 1821 and 1828: Polluted Sources of Supply: Royal Commission, 1827-8: Mr. Teleford's Scheme, 1834: Renewed Inquiries by Parliament, 1834 and 1840: Bill of Government to Consolidate Companies, 1851: Metropolis Water Act, 1852: Quantity and Quality of Water: Reports and Inquiries, 1856-69: Plans of Supply, 1840-84: Disputed Purity of River Water: Constant Supply: Metropolis Water Act, 1871: Extinction of Fires: Attempts to Transfer Water Supply to Public Bodies: Metropolis Water-works Purchase Bill, 1880 : Assessment of Water Rents: Increased Value of Water Under Takings
chapter XI Local Authorities:- Boroughs, Before and After The Conquest: Burghal Customs in Domesday: Chapters: Incorporation-By Implication or Prescription and by Express Grant: Boroughs After 1688: Political Abuses Arising Under Chapters: Municipal Corporations in 1835: Municipal Reform Act: Early Examples of Local Government: Building Assize in London: Fires: Act for Good Order in London, A.D. 1285: Taverns: Watch and Ward: Cleansing of Streets: Villeins Taking Refuge in Towns
chapter XII Local Authorities (continued): Pavage and Improvement Acts, A.D. 1301-1662: Calais: London and Westminster Improvement Act, 1662: Rebuilding Decaved Towns, A.D. 1540: Two Pennies Scots Acts: Early Sanitary Legislation: Commissions of Sewers: Sanitary State of Towns, 1800-47: Parliamentary Committees and Royal Commissions: Local Rating, 1845: Charge for Permanent Works: Sanitary Administration in the Metropolis, 1845-7
chapter XIII Local Authorities (continued):-General Legislation Supplementing Local Statutes: Public Health, Sanitary, and Local Government Acts, 1848-75: Local Legislation in London: Sewers Commissions: Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855: Main Drainage: Embankments of the Thames: Street Improvements: Jurisdiction and Financial Powers of Metropolitan Board: Principles of Centralization and Local Authority Reconciled in Act of 1855: Future Local Government in Metropolis
chapter XIV Part I. Corporation of the City of London: Their Ancient Traditions and Public Services: Constitution: Military Spirit: Chartered Rights: Coal Duties-Origin and Objects of, and Statutes Relating Thereto: City Orphans: Diversion of Orphans' Funds by Crown: Orphans' Relief Act, A.D. 1694: City and Metropolitan Improvements Charged on Coal and Wine Duties: Work of Corporation: Charitable and Patriotic Grants: Education: The Royal Hospitals: The Irish Society: Corn Duties: Open Spaces around London: Epping Forest-Conspicuous Part taken by Corporation in Preserving: Exceptional Position of Corporation
chapter XIV Part II. Local Authorities (continued):-Effect of Sanitary Improvements Upon Mortality: Private Legislation Relating to Glasgow: Theatres Established by Local Acts: Municipal Improvements in Edinburgh, Dundee, Greennock, Aberdeen, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford: Enlargement of Municipal Functions by Parliament: Influence of Public Legislation on Local Expenditure: Local Revenue and Debt: Corporation Stocks: Annual Increment in Rateable Value: Operation of Sinking Funds: Reproductive Outlay-Gas, Water, Markets, &c: Existing Checks upon Local Expenditure: Need for Continued Imperial Control
chapter XV Local Authorities (concluded): Consolidation Acts, 1845-7: Municipal Law, often Intricate and Conflicting: Frequent Variation from General Law: Attempt to bring them into greater Harmony: Consolidation of Local Acts: Commons' Committees on Sanitary Regulations, Committees on Police and Sanitary Regulations, 1882-6: Borough Funds Act, 1872: Application of Gas and Water Revenue: Metropolital Water Acts, 1886-Sinking Fund in Interest of Community: Street Improvements-Disposal of Superfluous Land: Exemptions from Local Rating: Number of Local Authorities
chapter XVI Marine, Life and Fire Insurance: Early Use of Marine Insurances: The Hanse Merchants and Lombards: Statute Concerning Insurances Among Merchants, A.D. 1601: Losses among Underwriters, A.D. I693: London and Royal Exchange Assurance Corporations, 1720: Restraiants Upon Insurances by Parliament, 1752: Monopoly of 1720 Repealed, 1824: Statutory Incorporation of Lloyd's, 1871: Fire Insurance: Church Briefs: Municipal Insurance in London: Competition Between Companies, 1683 : Common Law Liability for Fires: Rise of Life Insurance: Mercers' Company Schme: Insolvent Societies: Gambling Policies: Plan of Parochial Life Annuities, 1773: State Annuities and Insurance
chapter XVII Docks in the Thames:-Statutes Against Evasion of Customs: Origin of Legal and Sufferance Wharfs: Want of Accommondation for Shipping, 1762-1800: Merchants' Bill of 1796: Competing Scheme of Corporation of London: Inquiries in House of Commons: Increased Commerce of Port: Rival Bills, 1797-9: Port of London and West India Docks Act, 1799: City Canal Through Isle of Dogs: London Docks, 1800: East India Docks, 1803: St.

Katharine's, 1826: Amalgamation of East and West India Companies, 1838: Surrey, Commercial, Victoria, Millwall, Dagen-ham, Tilbury Docks
chapter XVIII Provisional Orders and Certificates; and Orders in Council
chapter XIX Fees on Private Bills: Formerly paid, with other Emoluments, to Officers of both Houses: Frequent Inquiries by Commities, Seventeenth Century: Naturalization Bills: Attempts to Avoid Payment: Quasi-Public Bills, Fees Charged on: Single and Double Bills: Complaints of Cumulative Fees: Lords' Committee of 1827: Amended Rules as to Multiplied Fees: Exhibits: Salariess Appointed in lieu of Fees: Regulated by Statutes, 1790-1864: Ad Valorem Rates: Other House and Committee Fees: Changes in Scale Since 1800: Revision in House of Lords: Revenue Derived From Fees in both Houses: Paid to Consolidated Fund
chapter XX Standing Orders: Sessional Orders and Resolutions: Hours for Private Business: Postponement to Public Business: Members Personally Interested: Pressure used by Peers on Lower House: Notices: Plans: Petitions for Bills: Reference to Judges: Estate and Divorce Bills: Local Bills: Estimates: Subscription Contracts: Deposits and Penalties: Paying Interest out of Capital: Exclusive Jurisdiction of Commons over Bills Imposing Charges: Distribution of Private Business Between the two Houses
chapter XXI Private Bill Office: Committees on Petitions: Examiners: Standing Orders Committee: Committee of Selection: Standing Committee on Railway and Canal Bills: Chairman of Committees in Lords: Chairman of Ways and Means: Speaker's Counsel: Breviates: Court of Referees: Locus Standi of Petitioners: Taxation of Costs
chapter XXII Proceedings on Opposed Bills:-Hearing by Select Committees: Attended in Lords by Judges and Serjeants: Notice of Meeting of Committees: Time and Place of Meeting: Abuse of Powers by Committees: Proceedings void after House at Prayers: Constitution of Committees: Nominated by House: Voices: Speaker's Lists in Commons: Changes in Number of Members: Choice of Chairman: Chairman's Panel: Court and Committees of Appeal
chapter XXIII Procedure at Bar: or in Committee: Powers of Committees over Preamble: Hearing given to Petitioners: Counsel: Parliamentary Agents
chapter XXIV Evidence: Shorthand Writers: Power to Administer Oaths: Witnesses
chapter XXV Preliminary Inquiries: Acts of 1846-51: Failure of System: Existing Inquiries under Public Health Act: Supervision of Private Bills by Public Departments: Changes Recommended in System of Private Legislation: Fixed Tribunals: Joint Committees: Jurisdiction by County or Local Bodies: Objections to these Proposals: Advantages of Court of Review: Control of Parliament Essential upon Questions of Policy and Expendiency: Illustrations Drawn from Recent Cases: Private Equqlly with Public Legislation the Duty of Parliament.