§ MR. BAXTERsaid, he rose to ask the Lord Advocate if he intends, during the present Session, to introduce a Bill amending the Scotch Lunacy Act of 1857.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid, it was his impression that the Statute to which the hon. Member alluded required Amendment. The first report of the Lunacy Commissioners under that Act was expected to be received in a week or ten days, and that report would doubtless throw light upon the working of the Act, and the amendments that were required. If the hon. Gentleman would repeat his question after the Commissioners' Report had been presented he would give him a more decided answer.