LORD BURGHLEYsaid, he wished to ask the President of the Poor Law Board, When the statistics relating to the County Franchise moved for by Mr. Banks Stanhope on March 16th, and also those moved for by himself on March 21st, will be presented to the House?
§ MR. C. P. VILLIERS, in reply, said, he could not say at what time those Returns would be made. They had to be made from 600 unions, and only 164 had, as yet, been received. The time required was as long as that which was taken to make the Government Returns with respect to the counties, which was from the latter end of November till the end of January. The clerks of the unions were not bound to make these Returns, and unless there was some remuneration given for the labour occasioned, it was not very certain when they would be laid on the table; but he knew of no unnecessary delay that had taken place.