City of London Fire Inquests Act 1888
WHEREAS the origin of many fires taking place within the city of London is undiscovered:
And whereas it is desirable that better provision should be made for inquiry respecting the same:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):—