§ MR. H. B. SHERIDANsaid, he would beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether, considering that West Bromwich, if united to Wednesbury and Tipton as proposed, would form a Borough, the population of which would be 92,000, with 18,000 houses, he will take into his consideration the question of creating West Bromwich a separate Borough with one Member, instead of giving, as is proposed, an additional Member to the County?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, if the hon. Gentleman will refer to the Act for amending the Representation of the People, he will find that he is under an erroneous impression in supposing that we propose to give an additional Member to South Staffordshire. What we propose is to divide the county, and to give it two Members. It will therefore not be in our power to adopt the suggestion of the hon. Member.