HC Deb 18 July 1828 vol 19 c1776
Mr. Hudson Gurney

said, that if the right hon. the Secretary for the Home Department did not, early next session, bring forward some measure to prevent the misapplication of Corporate Funds, he should himself feel it his duty to do so. If nothing was done to check the growing evil, the House would have petitions sent up from every great town in the kingdom, in such language as would make them be heard.—The hon. gentleman afterwards gave notice, that he would next session move for leave to bring in a bill "for more effectually to prevent the misapplication of Corporate Funds to Election purposes in such Cities and Boroughs as return Members to Parliament, where the Right of Election is in freemen, freeholders or inhabitants."