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ItiZrATES

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DA Y.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'Clock.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were then real a third time and
passed:—
Great North of Scotland Railway.
Midland Railway (Purchase of Leeds and Bradford Rail.-
way and Increase of Capital).
Midland Railway (Regulation and Increase of Capital,
&c.)
Manchever Improvement.
PETITIONS.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from St.in
the Exeter, praying that no alteration be made
the present system of church rates.
DINGLE
ed UNION.
Mr. REYNOLDS mov for a copy of report made
by Captain Spark relative to certain charges of prose-
lytism.in the workhouse of Dingle Union, and of the mi-
nutes of evidence taken by him on the inquiry; together
with copies of any correspondence between the Poor-law_
Commissioners, the Protestant chiplain, the board of
guardians, and Captain Spark thereon.—Agreed to.
Viscount DUNCAN moved for a return of the
amount of the annual sums paid to the Gas Compaq
for gas used in lighting the General Post-office, sera"
rately, for the years ending the Setsday of Januarh
1848, 1849, 1850, and 1851 respectively; and stating
the causes of the increase or decrease in each y ear.
Agreed to.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. M'CULLAGII postponed the second reading o',
this Bill until this day week.
CORONERS' BILL.
Lord HARRY VANE moved the second reading Of
this Bill.

Mr. FITZROY moved as an amendment, That
Select Committee be appointed to consider the state of
the law and practice as regards the taking of inquisi-
tions in cases of deaths, and the appointment and remu-
neration of the officers employed therein; and whether
it is expedient that any and what alterations should be
made in any of such matters, and particularly whether
it would be of advantage to transfer the whole or an/
portion of the duties now discharged by the coroners to
any other persons."
Mr. R. PALMER seconded the amendment.
Mr. SOTHERON supported the second reading of the
Bill, thinking that the payment of coroners by salaries
would make the office more respectable, and he hop!!
the House would not assent to the proposition of bts
Hon. Friend near him.
Sir G. GREY bad no objection to the substitution of
salaries for tees, but ho thought that it would be near
sary to take steps to secure that the salaries should be
proportioned to the duties performed, that the duties
should be faithfully discharged. He did not think that
there were any safeguards of this sort in the present
Bill. He had received many deputations from coroners
complaining of the mode in which they were at present
paid, and of the powers of interference which the
magistrates exercised in many counties. He thought'
on the whole, chat it would be better not to read the
Bill a second time until an inquiry had been held on
the subject, and with that view ho should support the
amendment.
Sir G. STRICKLAND thought an inquiry wad
quite unnecessary, and would only tend to delay thiS
Bill, which he thought was a useful Bill, for maul
sessions.

Mr. WAKLEY said the course which the Rigbl
Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Horne
Department had taken on this occasion was in accord"
acne with the usual practice of the present remarkabli
strong Government. to fish for occasional support by
favouring its opponents and neglecting its own regular
supporters; and it was just because the present amend-
merit had been proposed by a regular and faithful or
ponent that the Secretary of State, although last year
he had supported the principle of the Bill, now toot
the opportunity of supporting the amendment Ball
shelving the Bill.

Sir JOAN TROLLOPE supported the amendment.
Mr. AGLIONBY objected to the amendment that it
proposed too wide a Seld of inquiry. He VI ouid prefer
the Bill being altogether rejected rather than shelved by
being referred to a Select Committee.