or of whatever other Dates and Tenor the said several Writs may be, to be holden, the said Lands and others, of the Crown, in Free Blench (c) [or in Feu Farm] for ever, paying therefor a Penny Scots yearly of Blench Duty, if asked only [or if held in Feu Farm, specify the Feu Duty and other Payments and Services]. In witness whereof we have ordered the Seal now used for the Great Seal of Scotland to be appended hereto of this Date, and the same is accordingly appended at Edinburgh, the Day of [state the Day, Month, and Year]. (a) In case there be a Substitution of Heirs, here insert it at full Length. (b) In case there be any Conditions of Entail, Real Burdens, Restrictions, or Qualifications of any Kind, either proper to be inserted or referred to, insert them here, immediately after the Description of the Lands, &c., or refer to them as above (No 1.) (c) If the Lands were held formerly in Ward, say here, "in Free Blench, as in room of Ward." N° 3. Second Form of Crown Charter of Confirmation. VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith: We do hereby confirm for ever, to and in favour of A.B. and his Heirs and Assignees whomsoever, heritably and irredeemably (a), all and whole [here insert the Lands or other Heritages to be confirmed] (b), and the following Deeds and Instruments [or other Writings], in so far as they relate to the Lands and others hereby confirmed [here describe the Deeds, Instruments, or other Writings to be specially confirmed], or of whatever other Dates and Tenor the said several Writs may be, to be holden, the said Lands and others, of the Crown, in Free Blench (c) [or "in Feu Farm"] for ever paying therefor a Penny Scots yearly of Blench Duty, if asked only [or if held in Feu Farm, specify the Feu Duty and other Payments and Services]. In witness whereof we have ordered the Seal now used for the Great Seal of Scotland to be appended hereto of this Date, and the same is accordingly appended at Edinburgh, the Day of [state the Month and Year]. (a) Or in case there be a Substitution of Heirs, here insert it at full Length. (b) In case there be any Real Burdens, Restrictions, or Qualifications of any Kind, either proper to be inserted or referred to, insert them here immediately after the Description of the Lands, &c., or refer to them as above (N° 1.) (c) If the Lands were held formerly in Ward, say here, "in Free Blench, as in room of Ward." (If the Party prefer it, he may insert the Tenendas at full Length from the last Crown Charter or Retour.) General Note to Schedule (C.)-When the Charters Nos 1, 2, and 3. are to be granted by or on behalf of the Prince and Steward of Scotland, they will be in similar Form, but will run in Name of the "Prince and Steward of Scotland," without adding his Highness' other Titles, or will run in Name of Her Majesty, as his AdminisL14 trator 6 Ann. c. 23. trator in Law, and the Lands, instead of being described as holding of the Crown, will be described as holding of the "Prince and Steward of Scotland," and the Seal referred to in the Testing Clause will be the Prince's Seal. CAP. LII. An Act for the Correction of certain Abuses which have 6 W WHEREAS by an Act passed by the Parliament of Scotland, intituled An Act settling the Manner of electing the 'Sixteen Peers and Forty-five Commoners, to represent Scotland in the Parliament of Great Britain, certain Provisions were made for electing the said Sixteen Peers to represent the Peerage of Scotland: And whereas by an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, intituled An Act to make further "Provision for electing and summoning Sixteen Peers of Scotland to sit in the House of Peers in the Parliament of Great Britain, and for trying Peers for Offences committed in Scotland, and for further regulating of Votes in Election of Members to serve in Parliament, further Provisions were made for the electing of the said Sixteen Peers: And whereas an authentic List ' of the Peerage of the North Part of Great Britain called Scotland, as it stood the First Day of May One thousand seven hundred and seven, was returned to the House of Lords by the Lord Clerk Register for Scotland, attested by him, pursuant to an Order of the House of Lords, the Twentysecond Day of December One thousand seven hundred and seven, and entered into the Roll of Peers by Order of the House of Lords on the Twelfth Day of February One thousand seven hundred and eight, to which List sundry Peerages ' of Scotland have since been added by Order of the House of Lords at different Times, which List of the said Peerage is called at the Election of a Peer or Peers to represent the 'Peerage of Scotland in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: And whereas divers of the Peerages of Scotland have from Time to Time become dormant or extinct, and frequent Abuses have prevailed by Persons assuming Peerages that have become dormant or extinct, and ' voting in respect thereof at such Elections, to which Peerages such Persons had no Right; and it is expedient in order to prevent such Abuses to provide that no Person shall be allowed to vote at such Elections in right of any Peerage now 'standing on the said Roll which has been for some Time ⚫ dormant until his Claim thereto shall have been admitted by the House of Lords, and to make further Rules and Regulations in regard to the Proceedings at such Elections:' Be it therefore 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, That at all future Meetings of Peers certain gister, nor of the Peers of Scotland assembled under any Royal Proclama- At future Election for the Election of a Peer or Peers to represent the tions for Scotch Peerage of Scotland in Parliament the Lord Clerk Register, or the Clerks of Session officiating thereat in his Name, shall not call the Titles of any Peerages now standing on the said Roll in right of which no Vote shall have been received and counted since the Year One thousand and eight hundred, nor shall it be lawful for the said Lord Clerk Register or Clerks of Session to administer the Oaths to any Person claiming to vote in right of any of the before-mentioned Peerages, or to receive and count the Vote of any such Person, or to permit any such Person to take part in the Proceedings of any such Election, until otherwise directed by Order of the House of Lords. Titles not to be called by the Lord Clerk ReOaths to be administered, until otherwise directed by the House of Lords. by House of at any future II. And be it enacted, That if any Vote or Claim to vote If Claim to vote in respect of any Title of Peerage on the Roll called over at be disallowed any such Meeting shall be disallowed by the said House, upon Lords. Title of any Proceeding had in Trial of any contested Election, the Peerage not to House of Lords may, if they shall think fit, order that such be called over Title of Peerage shall not be called over at any future Election; Election, if so and in the event of such Order being made by the said House ordered. it shall not be lawful for the said Lord Clerk Register or Clerk of Session to call over the said Title at any future Election, or to administer the Oaths to any Person claiming to vote in respect of such Title of Peerage, or to receive or count the Vote of any such Person, or permit such Person to take part in the Proceedings of any such Election, until such Claimant or some other Person shall have in due Course established his Right to such Peerage. ing of Peers a Protest be made Claim to vote, Lords, &c. III. And be it enacted, That if at any such Meeting any If at any MeetPerson shall vote or claim to appear or to vote in respect of any Title of Peerage on the Roll called over at such Meeting, and a Protest against such Vote or Claim shall be made by any Two or more Peers present whose Votes shall be received and counted, the said Lord Clerk Register or Clerks of Session shall forthwith transmit to the Clerk of the Parliaments a of Proceedings certified Copy of the whole Proceedings at such Meeting; and to the House of the House of Lords, whether there shall be any Case of contested Election or not, may, in such Manner, and with such Notice to such Parties, including the Person so voting or claiming to appear or to vote in respect of such Title of Peerage. and the Persons protesting, as the said House shall think fit, inquire into the Matter raised by such Protest, and, if they shall see Cause, order the Person whose Vote or Claim has been so protested against to establish the same before the said House; and if such Party shall not appear, or shall fail to establish his Claim, the said House may, if they shall think fit, order as is herein-before provided in respect to Votes disallowed upon any Proceeding had in Trial of any contested Election. established their IV. And be it enacted, That whenever any Peer or Peeress Any Peer or shall have established his or her Right to any Peerage, or his Peeress having Right to vote in respect of any Peerage, and the same shall Claim, and sighave been notified to the Lord Clerk Register by Order of the nified the same House to the Lord Clerk Register, the Vote of no other Claimant to be admitted. Nothing herein to affect the Right of present or future Claimants. 3 & 4 Vict. c. 110. Recited Act further continued. Act may be amended, &c. House of Lords, the said Lord Clerk Register or Clerks of Session shall not during the Life of such Peer or Peeress allow any other Person claiming to be entitled to the same Peerage to take Part in any such Election, nor shall it be lawful for the said Lord Clerk Register or Clerks of Session to receive and count the Vote of any such other Person till otherwise directed by the House of Lords. V. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall affect the Right of any Person claiming or who may hereafter claim any Peerage, or shall prevent the Right of any Person voting or claiming to vote or having voted or claimed to vote at any Election, being subject and liable to every Objection to which the same would have been subject and liable before the passing of this Act. CAP. LIII. An Act to continue until the First Day of October One W THEREAS an Act was passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies, which Act has been continued by sundry Acts until the First Day of October in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, and it is expe'dient that the same should be further continued:' 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, That the said Act shall be further continued to the First Day of October in the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament. II. And be it enacted, That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this Session of Parliament. CAP. LIV. An Act to amend the Acts for rendering effective the Service of the Chelsea and Greenwich Out-Pensioners. [25th June 1847.] WHEREAS the Provisions of the several Acts now in force for the Payment and Enrolment of the Chelsea and Greenwich Out-Pensioners have been found beneficial, and it is expedient to extend them to Her Majesty's Colonies and Possessions beyond the Seas: Be it enacted by the Queen's 6 & 7 Vict.c.95., Out- Pensioners the Colonies,&c. 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, That the Provisions of an Act passed in the Sixth Provisions of Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled An Act to amend 5&6 Vict. c. 70., the Laws relating to the Payment of Out-Pensioners of Chelsea and 9 & 10 Vict. Hospital, shall extend to all Her Majesty's Colonies and Pos- cc. 9. & 10. to sessions beyond the Seas, and the Provisions of an Act of the apply to all Seventh Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, intituled An Act of Chelsea and for rendering more effective the Services of such Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Chelsea Hospital as shall be called out to assist in preserving the Hospitals who Public Peace, and of Two Acts passed in the last Session of may reside in Parliament, severally intituled An Act for amending the Act for rendering effective the Services of the Chelsea Out-Pensioners, and extending it to the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich Hospital, and An Act for regulating the Payment of the Out-Pensioners of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals, and of this Act, shall apply to all Out-Pensioners of Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals now residing or who may hereafter reside in any of Her Majesty's Colonies and Possessions beyond the Seas in which any Officers shall have been or may be appointed pursuant to the said Act of the Sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty, for the Payment and Superintendence of the said Out-Pensioners: Provided Only Greenwich always, that only such of the Greenwich Pensioners as may have Pensioners as served in the Royal Marines shall be liable to serve as enrolled the Marines Pensioners; and that it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, from liable. Time to Time, by Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual, to Her Majesty fix the Number of Men to be enrolled in every such Colony and may by WarPossession as a local Force for the Preservation of the Peace Number of Men in such Colony or Possession or in any District thereof, and to to be enrolled. cause them to be armed and equipped, and called out for Inspection or Exercise, on such Number of Days, not exceeding Twelve in each Year, as the Governor or Person administering the Government of such Colony or Possession for the Time being shall direct, under the same Penalties for Non-attendance and other Offences as are provided by the said Acts or any of them; and the Number of Men enrolled in any such Colony or Possession shall not be counted in the Number of Men authorized to be enrolled in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the said Acts or any of them. have served in rant fix the II. And be it enacted, That all Persons whose Claims for Persons reprospective or deferred Pension shall have been registered in gistered for prospective Penvirtue of any Warrant or Warrants made or to be made by sions liable to Her Majesty, or by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, be enrolled, shall be liable to be enrolled with and as Part of the local Force whether residing in United for the Preservation of the Peace under the Authority of the Kingdom or the Acts before recited, whether resident in the United Kingdom Colonies. or in any of Her Majesty's Colonies and Possessions beyond the Seas. III. And whereas by the Act herein-before secondly recited Secretary of it is provided, that One of Her Majesty's Principal Secreta- State, &c. emries of State, or, in case of Emergency, any Person or Persons issue Warrants bearing calling out powered to |