MR. H. BERKELEYsaid, he begged to ask the First Lord of the Treasury the following question:—Seeing that the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act expires this Session, and that a strong and general opinion prevails as to its inefficiency, whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to bring in a Bill to renew that Act, or to submit its operation to the inquiry of a Select Committee?
§ VISCOUNT PALMERSTONsaid, the question was still under the consideration of the Government. They had not yet made up their minds whether it was best to bring in a Bill to continue or amend, if necessary, the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, or to propose to refer the subject to the consideration of a Select Committee. When they had made up their minds he would inform the House what course they would adopt.