§ MR. MAGNIACasked the Right Honourable Member for Cambridge Uni- 1863 versity, Whether it is the case that by reason of the Acts constituting the British Museum it is impossible to remove, even temporarily, objects of art therein deposited to any other National Museum; and, if so, whether this prevents the formation of exhibitions of classified objects which have conduced materially to the amusement and instruction of the nation; and, whether any remedy short of an Act of Parliament can be applied?
§ MR. SPENCER WALPOLE ,in reply, said, that on more than one occasion the Trustees of the British Museum had consulted the Law Officers of the Crown upon the point referred to in the Question of the hon. Member, and they had been invariably advised that they were bound to keep all these objects within the Museum. There was, therefore, no remedy for the present state of things but to change the law—if that should be deemed advisable—by passing a fresh Act of Parliament.