§ * LORD BASINGMy Lords, in moving the Second Reading of this Bill, I have only to say that the object of the Bill is to remove a disqualification from certain persons who, though they pay borough rates and are included in the borough, are disqualified from voting as burgesses. When the city was laid out in wards a piece of land wasleftout, which has since been built upon, and the Bill proposes to attach it to St. John's Ward.
§ Bill read 2ª (according to Order), and committed to the Standing Committee for Bills relating to Law, &c.