Dec. 28,

1856, Nov. 22,

1857, May 28, 1858, Feb. 27, 1859, June 18, Dec. 16,

1861, July 3,

1863, Oct. 2,

1866, July 6, Nov. 28,

1867, July 22, 1868, Feb.

Sept. 16,

Dec. 10,

1871, Nov. 10,

1873, Sept.

1873, Nov. 20, 1874,

1875, Nov. 25, 1880, April

THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL.

Sir William Grant, knt.
Hon. Spencer Perceval.

Sir Thomas-Manners Sutton, knt.
Sir Vicary Gibbs, knt.
Sir Samuel Romilly, knt.
Sir Thomas Plumer, knt.
Sir William Garrow, knt.
Sir Robert Dallas, knt.
Sir Robert Gifford, knt.
Sir John-Singleton Copley, knt.
Sir Charles Wetherell, knt.
Sir Nicolas-Conyngham Tindal, knt.
Sir Edward-B. Sugden, knt.
Sir William Horne, knt.
John Campbell, esq.

Sir Charles-Christopher Pepys.
Sir William-Webb Follett, knt.
Sir Robert-Monsey Rolfe, knt.
Sir Thomas Wilde.

Sir William-Webb Follett, knt.
Sir Frederick Thesiger.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly.
Sir John Jervis.
Sir David Dundas.
Sir John Romilly.

Sir Alexander-James-Edmund Cockburn, bart.
Sir William-Page Wood.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly.
Sir Richard Bethell.
Hon. James-Stuart Wortley.
Sir Henry-Singer Keating.
Sir Hugh-Mac-Calmont Cairns.
Sir Henry-Singer Keating.
Sir William Atherton.
Sir Roundell Palmer.
Sir Robert-Porrett Collier.
Sir William Bovill.
Sir John- Burgess Karslake.
Sir Charles-Jasper Selwyn.
Sir William-Baliol Brett.
Sir Richard Baggallay.
Sir John-Duke Coleridge.
Sir George Jessel.

Sir Henry James.

Sir W.-G.-G.-V.-Vernon Harcourt.
Sir John Holker.

Sir Hardinge Giffard.

Sir Farrer Herschell.

Sept. 29,

1818, Jan. 24,

1823, Jan. 31,

1827, Sept. 3,

Right Hon. R.-S. Dundas.
Earl Bathurst.

Earl of Clancarty.

Right Hon. Frederick-John Robinson.
Right Hon. William Huskisson.
Right Hon. Charles Grant.

Right Hon. William-Fitzgerald-Vesey Fitzgerald.
Right Hon. John-Charles Herries.
Lord Auckland.

Right Hon. Charles-Poulett Thomson.
Right Hon. Alexander Baring.
Lord Sydenham.

Right Hon. Henry Labouchere.
Earl of Ripon.

Right Hon. William- Ewart Gladstone.
Earl of Dalhousie.
Earl of Clarendon.

Right Hon. Henry Labouchere.
Right Hon. Joseph-Warner Henley.
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell.
Right Hon. Lord Stanley, of Alderley.
Right Hon. Joseph-Warner Henley.
Right Hon. Earl of Donoughmore.
Right Hon. Thomas- Milner Gibson.
Right Hon. Sir Stafford-H. Northcote, bart.
Duke of Richmond.

Right Hon. John Bright.

Right Hon. Chichester-S. Fortescue.

Right Hon. Sir C.-B. Adderley.

Right Hon. Viscount Sandon.

Right Hon. J. Chamberlain.

1882, May

Secretaries.

Mr. John Holms

Sir T.-H. Farrer,. bart. (Permanent)

THE ADMIRALTY.

[The power of the Lord High Admiral hath, since the reign of Queen Anne, been executed by commissioners. The statute of Charles II. ascertains his authority in these words :-" That the Lord High Admiral for the time being shall have full power and authority to grant commissions to inferior vice-admirals or commanders-in-chief of any squadrons of ships: to call and assemble courts martial, consisting of commanders and captains; and no courts martial, where pain of death shall be inflicted, shall consist of less than five captains at least; the Admiral's lieutenant to be, as to this purpose, esteemed as a captain; and in no case wherein sentence of death shall pass (by the articles for regulating the government of Her Majesty's ships of war, or any of them), except mutiny, there shall be execution of such sentence without leave of the Lord High Admiral, if the offence be committed in narrow seas. But in case any of the offences aforesaid be committed in any voyage beyond the narrow seas, then execution shall be done by order of the commander-in-chief." He appoints coroners to view dead bodies found on the coasts, and judges in the High Court of Admiralty. To him belong all fines and forfeitures of all transgressions at sea, and at the sea shore; and in ports, from the first bridge on rivers, to the sea; goods of pirates, waifs, wrecks, &c.]