§ Lord Worsleywished to have the Coroners' Bill committed pro formâ for the purpose of introducing a number of amendments. The bill could then be printed, and ordered to be taken into consideration at a future day.
§ Sir E. Knatchbullsuggested that the bill should be postponed for the present Session. The right hon. Baronet moved that the bill be committed that day three months.
§ Sir B. Hallread the following account of inquisitions taken by the coroners for the county of Middlesex, in several successive years:—
| year. | No. of Inq. | Fees on Inquests. | No. of Miles. | mileages. | Disbursements. | |||||||
| l. | s. | d. | l. | s. | d. | l. | s. | d. | ||||
| Mr. Stirling and Mr. Wakley | 1837 | 615 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 3,180 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 14 | 9 |
| 1838 | 720 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 3,149 | 118 | 1 | 9 | 705 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1839 | 623 | 830 | 13 | 4 | 2,855 | 107 | 1 | 3 | 624 | 10 | 5 | |
| 1840 | 787 | 1,049 | 6 | 8 | 2,964 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 617 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1841 | 803 | 1,070 | 13 | 4 | 3,231 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 772 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1842 | 839 | 1,118 | 13 | 4 | 3,429 | 128 | 11 | 9 | 195 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4,387 | 3,883 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mr. Baker. | 1837 | 627 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 1,917 | 71 | 17 | 9 | 460 | 9 | 11 |
| 1838 | 752 | 1,002 | 13 | 4 | 2,337 | 87 | 12 | 9 | 1,147 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1839 | 784 | 1,045 | 6 | 8 | 2,684 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 1,206 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1840 | 709 | 945 | 6 | 8 | 1,611 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 1,045 | 11 | 6 | |
| 1841 | 748 | 997 | 6 | 8, | 2,084 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 1,128 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1842 | 868 | 1,157 | 6 | 8 | 2,467 | 92 | 10 | 3 | 1,393 | 14 | 6 | |
| 4,488 | 6,382 | 1 | 7 |
§ The House divided on the question that the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question:—Ayes 66; Noes 42: Majority 24.
| List of the AYES. | |
| Acland, Sir T. D. | Hodson, It. |
| Aldam, W. | Ingestre, Visct. |
| Archbold, R. | Jermyn, Earl |
| Arkwright, G. | Johnstone, Sir J. |
| Astell, W. | Kelly Fitz Roy |
| Baillie, Col. | Langston, J. H. |
| Barnard, E. G. | Lowther, J. H. |
| Baskerville, T. B. M. | McGeachy, F. A. |
| Beckett, W. | Manners, Lord C. S. |
| Blackstone, W. S. | Mitcalfe, H. |
| Borthwick, P. | Morris, D. |
| Broadwood, H. | Newdigate, C. N. |
| Buck, L. W. | O'Brien, A. S. |
| Buckley, E. | O'Connell, M. J. |
| Burroughes, H. N. | Ogle, S. C. H. |
| Cavendish, hon. G. H. | Patten, J. W. |
| Collett, W. R. | Peel, rt. hn. Sir R. |
| Douglas, Sir C. E. | Peel, J. |
| Duncombe, hon. A. | Pendarves, E. W. W. |
| Duncombe, hon. O. | Pringle, A. |
| East, J. B. | Poise, P. |
| Escott, B. | Rose, rt. hn. Sir G. |
| Fellowes, E. | Sutton, hon. H. M. |
| Fitzmaurice, hon. W. | Trollope, Sir J. |
| Forman, T. S. | Vesey, hon. T. |
| Fox, S. L. | Villiers, hon. C. |
| French, F. | Wilbraham, hn. It. B. |
| Fuller, A. E. | Williams, T. P. |
| Gaskell, J. Milnes | Wood, C. |
| Gladstone, Capt. | Wood, G. W. |
| Goulburn, rt. hn. H. | Young, J. |
| Graham, rt. hn. Sir J. | |
| Grimston, Visct. | TELLERS. |
| Grosvenor, Lord R. | Worsley, Lord |
| Hodgson, F. | Fitzroy, H. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Berkeley, hon. C. | Knatchbull, rt. hn. Sir E |
| Blake, M. J. | Lockhart, W. |
| Bowes, J. | Napier, Sir C. |
| Broadley, H. | Nicholl, rt. an. J. |
| Brotherton, J. | Norreys, Sir D. J. |
| Clive, Visct. | Pakington, J. S. |
| Clive, hn. R. H. | Richards, R. |
| Colvile, C. R. | Rolleston, Col. |
| Denison, E. B. | Russell, J. D. W. |
| Duff, J. | Thornely, T. |
| Duncan, G. | Towneley, J. |
| Duncombe, T. | Vane, Lord H. |
| Egerton, W. T. | Wallace, R. |
| Ewart, W. | Ward, H. G. |
| Ferguson, Sir R. A. | Wawn, J. T. |
| Gibson, T. M. | Williams, W. |
| Gore, W. O. | Wilshere, W. |
| Greene, T. | Wodehouse, E. |
| Hall, Sir B. | Wood, Col. T. |
| Hamilton, G. A. | |
| Hayes, Sir E. | TELLERS. |
| Hindley, C. | Hume, J. |
| Hope, G. W. | Liddell, hon. H. T. |
§ Main question agreed to. Bill went through committee. Report brought up to be further considered.