§ MR. WYLDsaid, he wished to ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if any communication has been received respecting corruption, intimidation, and bribery at the recent Australian Elections, 1809 and whether there is any objection to lay these Communications before the House?
§ MR. CHICHESTER FORTESCUEsaid, that in the self-governing colonies of Canada and Australia no official reports were sent to the Colonial Office relative to the domestic and internal affairs of those colonies, such as the conduct of elections. There were, therefore, no official reports on the late Australian elections that it would be possible to bring before the House.
§ House adjourned at a quarter before Six o'clock, till Monday, 16th April.