The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 20.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE moved that it be an instruction to the
Committee on the Eastern Counties Railway Bill to hear
the petitioners against the Bill on any ground of objection
arising out of the lease of the Northern and Eastern
Railway, thereby intended to be confirmed, although
such grounds of objection be not specifically set forth in
their petitions, provided it be shown to the satisfaction
of the Committee that such petitionershave a right to be
heard before them.—Agreed to.
Mr. TURNER presented a petition from
praying that the House would adopt some means which
would tend to put an end to the praetice of duelling.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition
from the weavers of Aberdeen, praying for a full, fair,
and free representation of the people.
DROPPED ORDERS.
The dropped Orders, in consequence of the House
being counted out last night, were re-appointed.
NEW WRT.
A new writ was ordered to bel issued for the borough
of Hastings, in the room of the Right Hon. Joseph
Planta, who has accepted the office of the Chiltern Hun-
dreds.

INTERMENT IN TOWNS
Ivry TURNER wished to ask the Secretary of State
for the home Department, whether the Government in-
tended to submit to the House of Commons any general
plat? of cemetery interment ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that more than one Hon. Mem-
ber had put a question to him of the same kind, at a for-
mer part of the session. He could only give a general
answer to the question. If he understood the Hon.
Gentleman, he wished to know whether the Government
intended to bring in a general measure with respect to
interment in cities.

Mr. TURNER explained that he wanted to know if
the Government intended to introduce a general mea
sure on the subject, applicable to the whole country.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he had already, stated that it
wits not his intention, on the part of the Government, to
introduce any measure that should prohibit interment in
the ancient churchyards of the country in which the
dead had been interred for centuries.

COUNTY CORONERS' BILL.
On the motion for the Order of the Day for bringing
up the Report on the County Coroners' Bill being put,
Colonel T, WOOD said he objected to the Bill on prin
eiple, because it transferred the appointment of an ancient
county officer from the county electors to the town electors,
The consequence would be that the town constituency
would overwhelm the freeholders+ of the country. An-
other objection which he had to the Bill was, that it
clubbed together the country and town constituencies,
which were heretofore kept distinct. He should There.
fns Wye OM the Nil be P 414411004 that day six months.
Mr. PAIUNCiTON said as he had several amend-
ments to propose; he thought it would be bettpr that the
Bill should be rec.:in:o;4yd,
Aftef ti few wilPcis Nei Mrs SCOTT, the Report was
received, and the Bill was recommitted.
After a few words from Sir GRAHAM,
?,1, 4;. were liflrPed to; with seine
rlrb4l !Ind 4!44ol.ldMelits:
Clause 6, was also agreed to, after a few observations
from Colonel T. WOOD.

• When the next clause was proposed,
Mr. SCOTT moved, as an amendment thltt Ow Airco§
tt klts ftite' 01194 " 014A111 tiO 141.144,:#i{}- tho
wore "."coroner sunatouteci in i.t4

Mr. PAKINGTON opposed the -amendment.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE supported the amendment, on
the round that as the clause stood at resent it would
15;itsous,' fi9
ho they wciim
not consent to a disfranchising Bill.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
Committee divided, when there appeared_
FARF the tgaast riefrlTP4 t2
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*99litz Pie amendiriggc,,
qn flHr tAdq-nelifiri I@ gallery; 9 iouo elausc!
7 under dieouoson, which was agieeu to ; after a few
words from Mr. PAKINGTON. _ _

Clauses 8,9, 19 were egre4
It 0:1 weie agree to, without
alteration.

On clause 20 being read,
P44IIIGTON said it would be in the recollection
of the House that when they were last procwiiig with
this Bill a good deal of . discussion had taken place on
the subject of remuneration to coroners, and much differ-
ence of opinion prevailed.. It had been maintained by
ke*fil Uo4ol44!iie Affilitl*Pi- OW who 14w ucumigr
had: two or more mgne4t6 140 Charged milea
ibr them
all, and was authorised by the lam to do so. From
that opinion. he
.01:r. J?akington) had. differed, and, in
Ito
looking into the law authorities; 119 fouud his yuion to