THE O'DONOGHUEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, What steps are 248 being taken to appoint a Coroner for the Thurles district of Tipperary; if nearly two years have not elapsed since the death of the late Coroner; and, if further delay in the appointment of a Coroner is likely, he will state the reasons to the House?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHIn answer to the Question of the hon. Member, I have to state that on the 6th of September, 1874, the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal received a certificate, signed by two magistrates, of the death of the coroner. On the 11th of September, 1874, the Lords Commissioners signed the usual warrant for the issue of a writ for the election of a coroner, and notified to the Clerk of the Peace of the County of Tipperary that the writ would issue on the usual fees being paid. No notice has since been taken of the notification to the Clerk of the Peace, and the warrant remains in the Lord Chancellor's office.