§ LORD LAMINGTONasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether it is their intention to prepare during the Recess any Bill for the better municipal government of the Metropolis?
THE EARL OF CORKassured the noble Lord that Her Majesty's Government were fully alive to the importance of the subject to which his Question referred. There were, however, so many other large subjects to which they were directing their attention that they were not at present prepared to make any pledge that they would introduce a Bill for the reform of Metropolitan government next Session. When they could see their way clear they would attend to the subject.