may be cited together as the Coroners' Acts, 1887 to 1908, and this Act"-(Mr. Solicitor-General)-instead thereof. Clause, as amended, agreed to. Preamble amended by leaving out the words "Coroners and."--(Mr. SolicitorGeneral). Title amended by inserting after the word "bodies," the words "by Juries."—(Mr. Solicitor-General). Ordered, To Report the Bill, as amended, to the House. [Adjourned till Tuesday next, at half-past eleven o'clock. REPORT FROM STANDING COMMITTEE A ON THE CORONERS (IRELAND) BILL. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. 212 Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 6 July, 1908. LONDON: PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from E. PONSONBY, 116, GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN. 1908. [Price 1d.] 1908. STANDING COMMITTEE A. [Thursday, 27th February, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees and Chairmen's Panel),Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had nominated the following Members to serve on the three Standing Committees for the consideration of all Public Bills, not relating exclusively to Scotland, which may be committed to a Standing Committee. Sir William Brampton Gurdon further reported from the Committee, That they had selected the following Eight Members to be the Chairmen's Panel, and to serve as Chairmen of the Four Standing Committees to be appointed under Standing Order No. 47:-Sir Francis Channing, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Mr. Laurence Hardy, Sir William Holland, Sir David Brynmor Jones, Mr. Stuart-Wortley, Mr. Eugene Wason, and Mr. John William Wilson. [Friday, 28th February, 1908]:-Standing Committees (Chairmen's Panel),-Mr. StuartWortley reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had appointed Mr. Stuart-Wortley to act as Chairman of Standing Committee A; and Mr. Eugene Wason to act as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills. Mr. Stuart-Wortley further reported from the Chairman's Panel; That they had agreed to the following Resolution, That any Member of the Chairman's Panel be and he is hereby empowered to ask any other Member of the Chairman's Panel to take his place in case of necessity. [ 3 ] [Tuesday, 3rd March 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees), Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Member to Standing Committee A: Mr. Baldwin. [Monday, 9th March, 1908] :-Standing Committees,-Ordered, That all Standing Committees have leave to print and circulate with the Votes the Minutes of their Proceedings, and any amended Clauses of Bills committed to them.-(Mr. Eugene Wason.) [Thursday, 12th March, 1908]-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee A: Mr. Charles Craig; and had appointed in substitution: Mr. Thomas Lorimer Corbett. [Monday, 4th May, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees) (Chairmen's Panel),— Mr. Stuart-Wortley reported from the Chairmen's Panel; That they had discharged Mr. Stuart-Wortley from being Chairman of Standing Committee A, and had appointed Sir Francis Channing to act as Chairman of Standing Committee A in his place. [Wednesday, 6th May, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee A: Mr. M'Kenna, Mr. Acland, and Mr. Lough; and had appointed in substitution (in respect of the Education (Local Authorities) Bill: Mr. Runciman, Mr. McKinnon Wood, and Mr. Walker. [Wednesday, 20th May, 1908]:-Coroners (Ireland) Bill,-read a second time, and committed to a Standing Committee. [Thursday, 21st May, 1908] :— DISTRIBUTION BY MR. SPEAKER, PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 47, OF BILLS COMMITTED TO A STANDING COMMITTEE. Name of Bill. Standing Committee. Coroners (Ireland) Bill A [Thursday, 21st May, 1908] :-Selection (Standing Committees), Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee A: Mr. Rothschild; and had appointed in substitution: Mr. Stanier. [Tuesday, 26th May, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee A: Mr. Attorney-General (in respect of the Coroners' Inquests Bill), and Mr. Secretary Gladstone (in respect of the Access to Mountains Bill); and had appointed in substitution: Mr. Solicitor-General (in respect of the Coroners' Inquests Bill), and the Lord Advocate (in respect of the Access to Mountains Bill). [Friday, 29th May, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee A: Mr. Joyce, Mr. Smyth, and Mr. Waldron (in respect of the Housing of the Working Classes (Ireland) Bill); Mr. Harrington, Mr. Hayden, Mr. Nannetti, Mr. Thomas O'Donnell, Mr. William Redmond, and Mr. Patrick O'Brien; and had appointed in substitution (in respect of the Housing of the Working Classes (Ireland) Bill): Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Hazleton, Mr. James O'Connor, Mr. Charles MacVeigh, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Jeremiah MacVeagh, Mr. Haviland-Burke, and Mr. O'Malley. [Tuesday, 2nd June, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added to Standing Committee A the following Fifteen Members (in respect of the Coroners (Ireland) and the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Amendment Bills): Mr. Ffrench, Mr. Clancy, Marquess of Hamilton, Mr. James O'Connor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lardner, Mr. Kettle, Mr. Moore, Mr. Muldoon, Mr. Long, Mr. John Redmond, Mr. Fetherstonhaugh, Mr. Newnes, Mr. Robert Harcourt, and Mr. King. [Wednesday, 3rd June, 1908]:-Selection (Standing Committees),-Sir William Brampton Gurdon reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee A (in respect of the Coroners (Ireland) Bill and of the Local Registration of Title (Ireland Bill): Colonel Seely, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, Mr. Attorney-General, |