The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

CORONER OF THETFORD.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that as he was on his
legs he would state what had been the result of his in-
quirles at the Home Office with respect to the motion
of the Noble Earl (the Earl of Mountcashel) the other
night, respecting the refusal of a Coroner holding in.
quests in Thetford to make any returns of the number
of inquests held by him on infants without being paid
for it. The result of his inquiries was that there was
no case on record obliging a Coroner to make such re-
turn ; but he would suggest to the Noble Earl to put
his motion into a shape, calling for the return without
stipulation, and he thought that if that were done, the
Home Office wou'd require the return, and it would he
for the Coroner himself to consider where he should get
his recompense from.
The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said that he should
adopt the buNestion made to him ; and he accordingly
moved that the Coroner of Thetford do make a return

to the House of the number of inquests held by him
upon infants, of one year old and under, from the 10:h
January, 1832, to the 10ih January, 1842, distinguishing
those infants which had been recently born, and those
to whose deaths verdicts of murder had been returned
by the Juries.
Tho return was granted.
COMPENSATION FOR DEATHS BILL.
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Lord LYTTELTON, in moving the second reading of
the Compensation fir Deaths Bill, said that the object
of this Bill was to give compensation in the case of
death occurring by accident, to the relatives of persons
killed, not only to the wife, but to the parents of the
deceased person. If a person were only injured by an
accident he obtained compensation. but if he wero
killed, his family, who were great sufferers, obtained no-
thing to lessen the Serious trial which they sustained.
The object of this Bill was to obviate what could not
but be looked upon as a very great evil.
Lord CAMIBELL said that he perfectly agreed
with the Noble Lord on the necessity for a Bill of
this sort, but he thought that several details might be
amended in the Committee. This Bill provided for the
compensation to be given in cases of death, but nothing
in case of accident where lite was not destroyed ;
as for instance, when the wife of a labouring
man, who was thrownlfrom a stage-coach, and was con-
fined for six weeks. In that case there was compensation
for the injury in the first case, but who was to pay for
the care, anxiety, and loss of time which were suffered
by the husband and the family. He (Lord Campbell)
had d:-layed his Deodand Bill till this Bill was before the
House, in order that the two Bills might go down to-
gether; and he should therefore wish to see the necessary
alterations made in this Bill to render it complete.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the ob-
servations of his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Camp-
bell) well worthy of attention, and he would suggest that
his Noble Friend should suffer his Bill to be referred to a
Committee up stairs, in order to amend the details of
the Bill, and in anticipation that his suggestion would
accepted he would vote for the second reading.
Lord
LYTTELTOI".T having assented to the proposi-
tionbe
the Bill was read a second time.
MANCHESTER MAGISTRATES' BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH this
Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Xpril 21.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
NEW WRIT FOR DENBIGHSHIRE.
On the motion of Mr. YOUNG, a new writ was or-
dered for the county of Denbigh, in the room of Sir W.
W. Wynn, who had accepted the office of steward
of one of her Majesty's manorial courts in the said
county.
NEW WRIT FOR PEEBLESHIRE.
On the motion of the same IloN. MEMBER, a new
writ was ordered for the county of Peebles, in the room
of W. Forbes Mackenzie, Esq., who had been appointed
one of the Lords of the Admiralty.
The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill was
read a second time.
The Chester and Holyhead Extension Railway Bill
was read a second time.
THE SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER
RAILWAY.
On the question being put for the second reading of
this Bill,
Mr. COMPTON moved that the Bill be read a second
time that day six months.
Mr. :MACKINNON opposed the amendment.. The
Bill was to connect Southampton with Poole and Dor-
chester along the sea coast, and the railway was calcu-
lated materially to benefit the district through -which it