§ MR. ROBY (Lancashire, S.E., Eccles)I beg to ask the Attorney General whether his attention has been called to the judgment delivered in the Queen's Bench Division on 30th May, in the case of the "Queen v. H. T. Boddam and others," to the effect that, where more than one Municipal Borough exists within the limits of a Parliamentary Borough, the writ of election should be addressed to the Mayor of that borough which has the largest population; and whether the Clerk of the Crown, in issuing the writ, would be bound to act in accordance with that judgment?
§ SIR RICHARD WEBSTERMy attention has not been called to the judgment referred to by the hon. Member, but the matter is controlled by Statute, and I am not aware that any difficulty has hitherto arisen.