The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-28 00:00:00

TILE CORONERS AND THEIR EXPENSES.

The report of the Committee of Accounts and
General Purposes was presented, wLich recom-
mended the payment of the following sums to the
coroners of the county for expenses :—Mr.
Humphreys, £476 I.Bs. ; the representatives of the
late Mr. Bird, £l3 03. ; Dr. Laukester, £476 18s. ;
and for Mr. Humphreys (taken since the decease of
Mr. Bird), £64 14s. 6d. ; and Mr. Bedford, £69 3s.

After a few observations from Mr. KEMSIIEAD,
the matter was referred to a committee for investi-

gation.
Mr. F. 11. N. GLossor moved :—" That in con-
sideration of the long services of 33 years and effi-
ciency of Mr. Thomas Fillary, the engineer of the
House of Correction at Coldbath-fields, his
salary be increased from £260 to £3OO a year
from the 25th of day of December last." In
support of this motion, he said Mr. Fillary entered
the service of the county on the 20th of March,
1835, at a salary of £1 18s. a week, and in conse-
quence of his very meritorious services that salary
had been increased from time to time until it
amounted to £260 a year, at which sum it had re-
mained for seven years. He was still an efficient
officer, and he trusted it would be many years be-
fore he would require to come to the court for a
pension. He had been able to effect numerous
works in the prison, thus avoiding the necessity of
calling for the services of an architect, and this was
the means of effecting a considerable saving in the
county expenditure by having so able an engineer
on the premises.

Mr. TURNER seconded the motion, and said the
sum proposed was not one farthing more than Mr.
Fillary was fully entitled to. He (Mr. Turner) had
an opportunity of seeing how Mr. Fillary had done
his duty, and by the construction of a large dormi-
tory he had saved to the county the services of from
20 to 30 officers.

The motion was ultimately agreed to.
TIIE OUTRAGE IN CLERKENWELL.

On the consideration of the letter received from
the Home Secretary at the last county day, sug-
gesting the purchase of property overlooking the
House of Detention, being moved, it was agreed
that this court had no power to purchase up a whole
street or streets, even if they had the funds, and
that if this property is required it could only be ob-
tained under the authority of an Act of Parliament.
After a long discussion the matter was referred to
the General Purposes Committee.

THE LIABILITY TO COMPENSATE SUFFERERS BY RIOT.

Mr. Sergeant PAYNE moved :—" That inasmuch
as the law requiring the Hundred to compensate
the owners of property feloniously demolished by
persons riotously and tumultuously assembled to-
gether to the disturbance of the public peace origi-
nated at a time when the Hundreds were bound
to appoint constables to keep the peace, and to
raise ' hue and cry' for the pursuit and apprehen-
sion of the offenders, and it was only on failing to
do so that they were able to make -compensation,
the laws against the Hundred ought now to be
repealed, because since their last re-enactment the
preservation of the public peace and the pursuit and
arrest of offenders have been taken from the
Hundred and vested in the police, and that as the
power of the Hundred had ceased the liability of
the Hundred should cease also ;" and argued that
as the county had ceased to have Dower, originally
possessed, of the appointment of the police to make
" hue and cry," therefore their liability to make
compensation ought also to cease.
After some discussion, Mr. PAYNE refusing to
withdraw his motion, as desired, the previous ques-
tion was moved and carried.
THE LIGHTING &C. OF THE SESSIONS-HOUSE.

It was agreed that Mr. J. Ingall, who has for
many years had the arrangement of the lighting.
and ventilating of the Sessions-house, should receive
an increase of £lO per annum to his present saltay,
in consideration of his long service.
The Court then adjourned.

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