Star.
London, England, 1802-03-24 00:00:00

CORON Mi.

Mr. MAtttwettttto moved the Order of the Day
for the fecond reading of the Coroner's Bill.
Mr. DICKENSON oppofed it on the ground, that
Coroners were, by the anti:nt law, reconized by
the Statute of Weliminlier, compelleS to Terre
the office without reward.

Mr. HOBHOUSE Paid, there was not a year in
which perfons were not applying to be appointed
to the office of Coroner ; which was no proof of
the falary or emoluments being too (mill ; for if
they were, why fhould there be fo many applica-
tions? Bcfides this, the Houle (hould paide before
it laid additional burthens on the fhoulders of the
public, which were already weighed down with
accumulated taxes.
Mr. BULLER was in favour of the Bill, becaufe
the office of Coroner was a very burthenfome one,
.11.1 deferved a remuneration.

Mr. ELLison raid, that the maxim " The La-
bourer is worthy of his hire," was a jun maxim.
But there was another equally true and wile—
" That we Mould be jun before we were generous."
In the County where he refided, be never knew of
a vacancy in the office of a Coroner, without there
being a number of candidates who immediately
offered themfelves for it; and the contelied elec. I
Lions on thefe occafions were carried to fuel' a pitch
as to dißurb the tranquillity of the county. He
knew one or two conteas of this kind, in which '
the parties thought it worth their while to fiend
the rum of Boel. or wool. each, in canvafling for
votes. If, therefore, it was confidered as an ob-
jet of fuck importance, lie wifhed to know
what principle any Gentleman could propo(e an
encreafe in the county rates, which were already
fo burthenfome as to be borne with difficulty. He
knew very well that the bufinefs of Coroners was
generally done by Attornies, at very little expence
to themfelves, over and above the expence they
mull have incurred, in pnrfuing their prefeffion.
Mr. DICKENS aid, he thould with to have a
Committee appointed to confider of fit perfons to
fill the fitnation of Coroner, which ought to be in '
the moll refpa; able hands.
Colonel Et.roau conceiving that a queffion of
this kind ought not to be dirculfed in fo thin a
Iloufe, moved that the Houfe be counted. There
being only 33 Members prefent, an adjournment
tcok place of courfe.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24•

MCI'. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:

3 per Cent. Conf. 691 i—for April aec. 69- 41.
5 per Cent. Ann. tost
FR:CE (F STOCKS YSSTIRDAT‘

3 pa C. enaC 69 68i 691 Imp. Ann. to 7.16
spa C nt. Ace. tuzi Emile* Bills as. a s prem.
r.rae.s Sr. pram Cant for Ace. 69}

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Hal"burgh is 4 s,j U. Madrid 39/ atm Venice
Altnna 3s 5 af V. Babas .14bon cri
Cadiz 31 in paper Letboars sat Oporto 694
Ditto PSI edidive Napier 45 Dubla 11
Madrid 31 in paper Genoa 4s*
Difraein, MARC* 5et......3 per C. Gov. Of.
Exchangc—laubtin oft Loathe szt

LAI night we received Paris Journals to the
roth inilant, inclufive. The aliniansr (fates, that
the article refpeeking Englilh papers, given in that
journal a few days ago, and from it tranflated into
fevßal of the London prints, was not official, but
c(.picd from the Bulletin de Paris, publifhed twice in
each decade. The French papers contain nothing of
tortreq, ence. The Tiers Confoliell are 57 E is cents.
which is rather higher titan a few days ago.

Yeflerday forenoon the ROYAL FAMILY came
to town from Windfor.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of York came to
town yeflerday from Bath.
The Duchefs of Divon slf IR t is confiderably im-
proved in health. Her Grace returned to town on
Alonday, from a vifit to her mother at St. Alban's.
A bog fox was to be turned out before the Brook.
fide hounds this morning, on the Downs, near Mr.
&tray% barn, at Northeafe.
A Luck was turned out on Monday fe'nnight be-
fore the Urukrbillhounds, that produced :he men.
dance of a very numerous field of fpnrtfmen. Ile
went off in great flyle, but had not rein far,l)efore,
DI Lis crertiuns to efcape his purfiters, he brae
Gre of his legs, and thereby difappuinted the whole
field of the hype they entertained of enjoying a
I.lz and gallant clam