§ SIR EDWARD COLEBROOKE, in moving for leave to introduce a Bill for the amendment of the law for the registration of County Voters in Scotland, said, he understood the measure was not to be opposed by the Government in its present stage; he should therefore merely observe, that its object was simply to extend to the counties of Scotland (he principle of registration which had already been carried out so successfully in the boroughs in that part of the United Kingdom.
§ COLONEL SYKESseconded the Motion.
§ THE LORD ADVOCATEsaid that, when the Act at present in operation was before the House, it contained a clause similar to that which the hon. Gentleman proposed to embody in this Bill, but after the opinion of the House had been taken upon it, it was withdrawn. If the hon. Gentleman were of opinion, however, that the experience of the Act in regard to boroughs justified him in now proposing its extension to the counties, there could be no objection to the introduction of His Bill.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Bill for the amendment of the Law for the Registration of the County Voters in Scotland, ordered to be brought in by Sir EDWARD COLEBROOKE and Mr. DUNLOP.