§ SIR WILLIAM FRASERasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he will object to lay upon the Table of the House, a Return of the number of Coroners' Inquests held within the Metropolitan Police District, in each year from January 1st 1867, to the present date, of which the verdicts have been wilful murder against certain persons; wilful murder against persons unknown; found dead; found drowned, and of not sufficient evidence of the cause of death; also, in columns parallel to the above, a Return of the number of persons tried in consequence of the above verdicts, or sent for trial by magistrates in the cases enumerated; giving the number of convictions and acquittals?
MR. ASSHETON CROSS, in reply, said, he should have no objection to lay substantially the Return asked for on the Table; but he should like to arrange the precise data with the hon. and gallant Member, and if he would communicate his wishes to his hon. Friend and Colleague the Under Secretary of State, no doubt the matter could be arranged.