The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

MEETING OP MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

The ordinary meeting of the magistracy of Mid-
dlesex for the consideration of the business of the county,
wee held yesterday, at the Sessions House on Cleritenwell-
green. Mr. Powriatt. presided, and the attendenoe of justices
was unusually numerous.
Mr. MAUD; the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, Lid before
the court an iostrameet or letter, under the hand sad seal
of Secretary Sir G. C. Lewis, fixing the salary to be paid to
Mr. Wakley, the coroner for the western division of the
county, at 1,8001. a year, the court having upon an average
of five years' foes fixed it at 1,7071.
Mr. ICINSIUL•D, as chairman of the committee of accounts
and general purposes, mid he was much astonished at the
course the Mows Secretary had taken in raising the amount
of Mr. Wakley'a salary after the decision of the court,
founded upon a very careful consideration of the basis or
average which they were authorised to act upon.
The Home Secretary had the power, and they must suc-
cumb ; but it should be understood properly that the salary
bad to be paid out of the county rate, and not out of the
consolidated fund, while it wsa a fact, that Mr. Wakley had
not held himself an inquest for months, but paid a gentle-
man 2001. a year to perform his duties. Yet the Home
Secretary had raised the salary from the highly liberal sum
of 1,707/. to 1,80111. ; Fut not up= the data upon which the
msgistrates acted. liven Mr. Wakley himself had
said he should be content with WI. a year be-
yond the sum fixed upon by the fadbm, yet the Home
Secretary had of hr will 'amused it by nearly 1001. He
000 y my again that he was much summed, and he
should move that the correspondence on the subject be
printed and sent to every parish iu the county.
Dr. BATMAN seconded the motion, which was carried.
On the motion of Mr. KRIVOI/LA% the sum of 6,8001. woe
voted for the purpose of building militia storehouses at
ifampeteed, for the use of the 14 Regiment of Middlesex
Militia. Captain MORLEY WAS the seconder. It was re-
ferred to the committee to procure tendon for the loan of
the money.
An election took place of a governor of the House of
Detention in the place of Captain Hill, resigned. The can-
didates were Captain Charles Anomaly, who had 10 votes ;
Captain P. Antrobue, 18; Lieutenant John Brophey, 1;
Captain Rowland C. Codd, 66 ; Captain T. M. Keogh, 12 ;
mid Captain Arthur P. Kern, 51. (*stain Codd was there-
fore appointed governor.
An election also took place for a surgeon to the prisons,
the office being vacant by the demise of the late Dr. Wake-
field. Dr. W. Smiles, who for nuiny years has acted ably
and untiringly as Dr. Wakefield's deputy and &moistest, wu
elected by 134 votes. Mr. Henry Brown had 2 ; Mr.
Robert °elusion Hayes, 3 ; Dr. C. S. Robinsorift ; Mr.
Nicholas Henry Stevens, 5 ; Kr. Henry Jams had resigned
his candidature.
The other business was of a formal character. The court
then adjourned,

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