§ MR. W. O. STANLEYinquired whether the Government were preparing a Bill to amend the Act 8th and 9th Victoria, cap. 126, with regard to the power of counties and subscribers to a lunatic asylum to unite and borrow money from the Consolidated Fund? Great difficulties had arisen in North Wales on this subject, and the Commissioners, to whom application for a loan must be made, had refused to lend money; the clauses in regard to unions containing the word "counties," whereas, in the clauses which related to borrowing, "county" only was the word introduced.
§ SIR G. GREYobserved, that a representation had been made to him in regard to certain difficulties which had occurred in the construction of that Act. The matter had been referred to the law officers of the Crown; and he was not prepared to say that it would be necessary to bring in any Act of such a nature as the hon. Gentleman suggested.