§ MR. CRAUFURDsaid, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether the Bill for amending the Representation of the People, which he has given notice to ask leave to introduce on the 12th of March, applies to the whole United Kingdom; and, if not, on what day will the Bill to amend the Representation of the People in Scotland be brought under the attention of the House?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, the Bill which, according to the notice I have given, I shall have the honour of asking leave to introduce on Monday next, will apply only to England and Wales, and on that day I shall, I hope, be able to inform my hon. Friend what is the course we propose to take with regard to the corresponding Questions for Scotland and Ireland.
§ MR. HUNTI beg also to ask a Question with respect to the revision of the Electoral Statistics to which the right hon. Gentleman referred on a previous evening. 1504 I wish to ask for the information of the House, What is the nature of the revision to which these statistics have been subjected, and whether the Government Bill will be finally settled before that revision is concluded?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERThe revision of the statistics must be interpreted as a revision of the press only. Substantially, the statistics have been very nearly completed for some short time, but in particular cases there are answers which we have been expecting. However, they may come to be so slight that it may not be worth while to incur further delay, and I think I may venture to assure the House that the tables will be circulated in full not later than Saturday morning.