Star.
London, England, 1816-03-26 00:00:00

CORONERS° INCREASE OF SALARIES' BILL

Oct the report of the Coroners' Salaries' Bill.
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE objected to the Bill as
unnecessary; the ptesent remuneration was sufficient
to make the office of Coroner an object worthy of
the attention of many respectable characters. as
might be seen from the contest which had recently
taken place for that situation in the County of Mid-
dlesex.

Mr. SWAN differed from the last Speaker. The
*situation of the Coroner for Middlesex was greatly
superior to that of the Coroner for any other place.
-He contended, the remuneration of the Coroner was
in many instances too small. It was of importance
that the office should be well filled, and its duties
ably executed. To secure these objects, he thought
it necessary that the prnpesed increase of salary should
be given, as an inducement to respectable persons to
become candidates for the situation.
Mr. H. SUMNER contended, the office was not
sufficiently well paid, to remunerate any man of a
liberal profession, for giving it the attention a scru-
pulous discharge of its duties demanded. The Co-
roner might sometimes, in waiting for Juries and
evidence, be occupied two or three days in the inves-
tigation of one inquest, and for this, his remunera-
tion would be but 20s. besides his travelling allow-
ance. At present, the County rate for the Coroner
was not more than five farthings in the. pound. If
doubled, it would be 24d. and cutely this could be
no object to the County.
Sir J. GRAHAM asserted, the additional charge
'that the proposed increase would throw on the County
was so small, that it was impossible to consider it of
importance. At present the office in question was
not adequately paid. In proof of this be referred to
' a case in which the Coroner had been occupied three
days and three nights, in tracing the circumstances
of one of the most inhuman murders that had ever
been perpetrated. His exertions were finally suc-
cessful, and the murderer was detected. The Coro-
ner, for the efforts he had made in the three days,
received the cum of 20s. and 9J. per mile for his
travelling expenses. At present the Coroner received
no mote than was paid to that office nearly 60 years
ago. The situation of the Coroner for Middlesex
differed much from that of the Coroners of other
Counties, -who had frequently to travel 40 or 50
Miles to an inquest.
After a few further observations from Mr.
HAR-
vaY, Mr. H. SUMS RR, Mr. SHAW LEVICVItt, and Mr.
Meu.ssii, the Bill was ordered to be recommitted.

When strangers were re-adakted, the Petition et
the City of London in favour Retienchoment in the
Public Expenditure, was being read by the Clerk.
On the question that the Petition should he v the
Sir J. SHAW said, it was the most anzirms wish •
of the City, as it was of the Conon.), at 'Aro, th.t
the most rigid economy should be attended so. H
concurred in this feeling, and he trussed his 144 j-sty's
Ministers would make ev. ry possible reductioa eli
die Public Otficvs, that could be made witheut ;fa.
COLIC nience or danger. .
Mr. PONSONBY rose merely to say, that it v,
hint great satisfaction to find the City in Lo; ..,n i‘ore .
affected, as he thought that II ;use and t:;e
at large must be, by the conviction, that ev,:.y r.:-
trenchment ought to be effected in the present c r.
cumstances of the Country that &culla jrissitily he
made. At present the Home had nseray put ..it
end to two most odions 'Faxes; they. hid done ri...
thing with respect to putting an end to the t.k.
penses which those imposts were intended to bupp. rt.
l'o this they were now to proceed. It was tin ieces-
cary for him tr• remind the House, that unless Ce
expenditure of the Country were reduced, other
to supply t!.e place of those recently abo:isl.cd, must
be ißlposeit.
Mr. PRESFON contended, that retrenchment
was necess try, and if this were not mid.r, he vribbcii•
to know where the Chincellor of the. Exchequer ex.
pecte4 ti r.iise the fundsnecessary fur the Public &I-.
vice—fir. m the Landed interest,. from the C-tanter-
cial Interest, or tom the Manufactutiog interest.?
Mr. W. SMITH w.slied to observe, till ?cation
before t! ,e House; though some verbal amending :its
had been propused in the Common Cone ,l, in sub.
stance ex7ressed.th7 unanimous sense of that bodi.
The P;riti rr W4S ordered to lie on tie Table.
Mr. C ito Elc :sented certain Papers relating
to the Clerks the Admiralty; and also done con.
netted with the arrangements°, Greenwich
attLr a sh.irt l•bei *ten Mr. Cii•lL•Ali
and Mr. WyNNE, were ordered t, hue printed.
Mr. TIE It NE Y. in the a i.sene of a hotile Friend,
gave notice for him, that he (the N 'Die Lord) would,
on Thursday, move fur copies of the Correvp !Ocoee
between the Noble L rd oppos;te (L tuCt, .et
and the French Government, relating to tie 13 uk a
Hainburgh.
Mr. THOMPSON moved for a Return of the
names and the salaries of the Commissionurs of Ex-
' cise in London, and also of the number of d ys on
which they attended the Board in the years 1814 and
1815. Ordvt ed.

Mr. TIERNEY inquired when the Paper he had
moved for on a former day relating to the Huuae-
hold Troops. would be produced ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
raid, the paper was ezpected to be utought up that
day.

COMAUSSIONISKS OP CUSTOMS.

Mr. THOMPSON moved for 4 Ri.tu-n of the
names, salaries, and days of attendance, of t:.,!
Commissioners of the Customs in London, 1 r the
years 1814 and 1815.—Ordered. He th-o morn!,
tor the names of all the ()dicers of the Custr,rns tit
London, placed on the superannuated I s-, whi.sa
the last five years, from the sth of lulu sr), IS! 1,
to the sth ot January, 1816. He wished in the I.q.
turns a description of tlre places they had lit thf.
salaries they had received, their ages, the nurithtr of
years they had been in dr.:, service, and the su:n Attic!)
was to be annually paid to them for kite.
• The CHANCELLOR o: the EXCHEQUER
objected to the motion, car accout,t of the excolive
inquiry which would be nec,!.s.ry to comply with it.
By the Act of 1810, tit p.-,!sncs to he placed on the
superannuated list were fully desctibed. The dhjtct
of the Honourable Gcntleman, he conceived, mot
be obtained by moving for the anun I
a_ returns ot their
names.

Mr. THOMPSON said it was his object to ;ascur-
tain htiw far the Act of I S had been carried ono
effect; if its operations were beneficial ; and Ors:
individuals placed on the superannuated list were en-
titled to the rewards they had rhtaine.;?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
wished the Honourable Gentleman to witlidiaw his
motion for the present, and to lock at the annual ac-
counts, in order to see if these would not answer his
purpose.
Mr. THOMPSON did not wish to press his in .-
tion. He consented to withdraw it tor tire pr,i t,
till he had looked at the papers to which he had been
relerred.—The motion was then withdrawn.