Richard Mills, 4,5801. 128. 9d.; John Wainewright, 4,000l. 6s. 9d.; George Papps, 1091. 88. 9d; William Erasmus Madox Sherwood, 1921. 13s. 10d.; David Drew, 1,5771. 15s. 1d.; John Veal, 1311. 19s. 8d.; John Alexander Berry, 1461. 12s 8d.; and John Miller, 147. 9s. 1d. for compensation, so long as they shall continue in their respective offices as aforesaid; and that such yearly sums be payable and paid by equal quarterly payments, on the 3d day of February, the 3d day of May, the 3d day of Aug., and the 3d day of Nov., in every year; the first of such quarterly payments to be made on the 3d day of February next: and the said several persons next hereinafter mentioned the following yearly sums; that is to say, John Sydney Smith, 3,0801. 7s. 4d.; Thomas George Smith, 1,540l. 3s. 9d.; and Samuel Silver, 1,1487. 3s. 9d., during their respective lives, as a compensation for the loss of their respective offices as aforesaid, being three-fourths of the amount of their fees and emoluments of their respective offices as aforesaid, upon an average of three years; and to the said James Bowyer, 9231. 3s. 4d. during his life, as compensation for the loss of his said office as aforesaid, being two thirds of the amount of the fees and emoluments of his said office, upon an average of three and that such yearly sums be payyears; able and paid by equal quarterly payments, on the 3d day of February, the 3d day of May, the 3d day of August, and the 3d day of November, in every year; the first of such quarterly payments to be made on the 3d day of February next. And his Lordship doth order, that out of any cash which may be remaining in the Bank to the credit of the said account, entitled "The Suitors' Fee Fund Account," but subject as aforesaid, there be paid by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, to the said several persons next hereinafter-mentioned, when they shall have ceased to hold their respective offices as aforesaid, during the remainder of their respective lives, the following yearly sums; that is to say, George Gatty, 5,424l. 14s. 4d.; Henry Ramsay Baines, 5,4031. 2s. 9d.; Richard Mills, 4,9351. 9s. 7d.; John Wainewright, 4,500l. 5s. 1d.; Frederick Bedwell, 8551. 4s.; George Papps, 344l. 118. 7d.; William Erasmus Madox Sherwood, 332l. Os 5d.; and Seth Charles Ward, 1301. 15s. as compensation for the loss of their

respective offices as aforesaid, being three-fourths of the amount of the fees and emoluments of their respective offices as aforesaid, upon an average of three years; and to the said David Drew, 7491, 12s. 8d. during the remainder of his life, as compensation for the loss of his said office as Deputy-Clerk of Enrolments, being three-fourths of the amount of the fees and emoluments of his said office, upon an average of three years; and also to the said David Drew, 1,1857. 9s. 1ld. during the remainder of his life, for compensation for the loss of his said office as such agent as aforesaid, being two-thirds of the amount of the fees and emoluments of the said last mentioned office, upon an average of three years, amounting together to 1,9351. 2s. 7d., the yearly sum payable to the said David Drew during the remainder of his life; to John Veal, 8871. 19s. 4d.; to John Alexander Berry, 831l. 1s. 10d. ; to John Miller, 2421. 19s. 5d.; to John Mumbray, 162l. 8s. 1d.; and to Henry Wass Wright, 123l. 17s. 11d., during the remainder of their respective lives as compensation for the loss of their respective offices as aforesaid, being twothirds of the amount of the fees and emoluments of their respective offices, upon an average of three years; and that such yearly sums be payable and paid by equal quarterly payments, on the 3d day of February, the 3d day of May, the 3d day of August, and the 3d day of November, in every year. And his Lordship doth order, that out of any cash which may be remaining in the Bank to the credit of the account, entitled "The Suitors' Fee Fund Account," but subject as aforesaid, there be paid by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, on the decease of the said George Gatty, Henry Ramsay Baines, Richard Mills, John Wainewright, John Sidney Smith, Thomas George Smith, Samuel Silver, Frederick Bedwell, Seth Charles Ward, George Papps, and William Erasmus Madox Sherwood, any or either of them, to their executors, administrators, or assigns, the following yearly sums; that is to say, to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said George Gatty, 2,7121. 7s. 2d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said Henry Ramsay Baines, 2,701. 11s. 5d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said Richard Mills, 2,4677. 14s. 10d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said John Waine

wright, 2,2501. 2s. 7d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said John Sidney Smith, 1,5401. 3s. 8d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said Thomas George Smith, 7701. 1s. 11d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said Samuel Silver, 574 1s. 11d.; to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said Frederick Bedwell, 4271. 12s.; to the executors, administrators, and assigns of the said Seth Charles Ward, 2151. 7s. 6d. ; to the executors, administors, or assigns of the said George Papps, 1721. 5s. 10d. ; and to the executors, administrators, or assigns of the said William Erasmus Madox Sherwood, 1661. Os, 3d, being respectively one-half part or moiety of the respective sums awarded to them for compensation, at the rate aforesaid, for seven years, to be computed from the day of the decease of every such Sworn Clerk or Waiting Clerk respectively. And his Lordship doth order that out of any cash which may be remaining in the Bank to the credit of the said account, entitled "The Suitors' Fee Fund Account," but subject as aforesaid, there be paid by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to the several persons next hereinafter-mentioned the following sums: that is to say, the said George Gatty, 5,3047. 1s. 1d.; to the said Henry Ramsay Baines, 5,274l. 17s. 10d; to the said Richard Mills, 4,6427. 17s. 6d. ; to the said John Wainewright, 4,054 13s. 10d.; to the said John Sidney Smith, 3,1221. 4s. 5d. ; to the said Thomas George Smith, 1,561l. 2s. 4d.; to the said Samuel Silver, 1,163l. 15s. 10d.; to the said George Papps, 110l. 18s. 6d. ; to the said William Erasmus Madox Sherwood, 1951. 6s. 3d.; to the said David Drew, 1,5991. 3s. 10d.; to the said John Veal, 133l. 15s. 7d.; to the said John Alexander Berry, 471. 5s. 4d.; to the said James Bowyer, 935l. 14s. 3d.; and to the said John Miller, 14. 13s., being the proportionate part of their said respective compensations which accrued from the said 28th day of October 1842 to the 3d day of November last, both days inclusive; and for the purposes aforesaid the said Accountantgeneral is to draw on the Bank according to the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament, and the general rules and orders of this Court in that case made and provided.- (Lib. B. 1843, folio 121. E. D. C.) J. Collis, Registrar.

LORD CHANCELLOR.-Wednesday, the 13th day of December, in the 7th year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, 1843; in the Matter of the Suitors of the High Court of Chancery.

Mr. Johnson (seal.)

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the 5th and 6th years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, "An Act to Alter and Amend the Practice a Course of Proceeding under Commissions in the nature of Writs, de Lunatico Inquirendo,” it was (amongst other things) enacted, that it should be lawful for any officer or person whose office or employment might be abolished or affected by virtue of the said Act, and who might not be appointed to any office under the said Act, to make a claim for compensation, within six months after the passing of the said Act, to his Lordship and the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, who should proceed in such manner as they should think proper to inquire whether any compensation ought to be made to any such claimants, and, if any, what were the lawful fees and emoluments in respect of which the same should be allowed; and in every case in which such claim should be established to the satisfaction of his Lordship and the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, they were thereby authorised and empowered to fix and determine by an order under their hands the amount of the annual compensation which should seem to them to be just and reasonable for the loss sustained by such claimant, not being in any case where his office was wholly abolished by the said Act, less than three-fourths of the full net annual value of the lawful fees and emoluments of the office so abolished; and the amount of the net annual value of the emoluments of such office should be ascertained and fixed by his Lordship and the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, according to such an average of yearly receipts and disbursements prior to the passing of the said Act, as they should think proper; and the times when such annual compensations should commence and be payable (whether quarterly or otherwise) should also be fixed by his Lordship and the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, and all the compensations fixed and determined as aforesaid should be issued and paid and payable by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England,

by virtue of an order for that purpose to be made by this Court, out of an account intituled, "The Suitors' Fee Fund Account," (but subject as therein and hereinafter mentioned); provided nevertheless, that an account of all such compensations should, within 14 days next after the same should be granted, be laid upon the table of the House of Commons, if Parliament should be then assembled, or if Parliament should not then be assembled, then within 14 days after the meeting of Parliament then next following: and whereas by another Act of Parliament passed in the 5th and 6th years of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for Abolishing certain Offices of the High Court of Chancery in England," it was (amongst other things) enacted, that it should be lawful for his Lordship to award compensation, if any, as he might think fit, to the persons, who on the 28th day of October then next after the passing of the said Act should be Junior Clerks or Copying Clerks of the Masters in Ordinary of this court, for any loss they might respectively sustain under the said Act; and it was further enacted, that all salaries, compensations, allowance on account of compensations, and retiring allowances under the now reciting Act, should grow due from day to day, but should be payable on the 3rd day of February, the 3rd day of May, the 3rd day of August, and the 3rd day of November in every year, or on such other days as his Lordship should from time to time by any order direct, and should be paid to the parties entitled thereto, or their respective executors or administrators, out of the fund then standing in the name of the Accountant-general of this court, intituled, "The Suitors' Fee Fund Account:" and whereas by an order made in this matter, bearing date the 4th day of February, 1843, it was referred to the Master, to whom the matter of the suitors then stood referred, to inquire and ascertain what upon an average of the three years ending the 28th day of October 1842, or during such less period as such case might require, appeared to be the net annual receipt of such junior or copying clerk respectively, in respect of copy money lawfully payable to him under the provisions of an Act passed in the third and fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, "An Act for the Regulation of the Proceedings and Practice of certain Offices belonging to the High Court of Chancery in England," the right to receive which had been