§ Mr. W. O. Stanleyhad seen the following statement in some of the newspapers, and wished to be informed if there were any truth in it: —
We understand that a bill is about to be introduced by Government, to attach Shropshire to this circuit (North Wales), to merge the six counties of North Wales into three, for assize purposes, by joining two together, and holding the assize alternately in the chief town of each; to transfer Hereford and Monmouthshire to the South Wales circuit, and to send two judges on the Welsh circuits instead of one. Lord Abinger is the proposer of these alterations.
§ Sir J. Grahamsaid, that he had never heard of any such suggestion, until his attention was called to it by the hon. Member.