Schedule.-Warrant of Discharge. To the sheriff, [gaoler, or keeper, as the case may be], of in the county of Forasmuch as good cause hath been shewn to us [or me] [here insert the description of the judicial committee or judge, as the case may be,] wherefore A. B. of now in your custody, as it is said, under a writ de contumace capiendo, issued out of [here insert the description of the court out of which the writ issued, in a suit in which [here insert the description of the parties to the suit], should be discharged from custody under the said writ; we [or I], therefore, with the consent of the said [here insert the description of the parties consenting], command you, on behalf of our sovereign lady the queen, that if the said A. B. do remain in your custody for the said cause and no other, you forbear to detain him or her] any longer, but that you deliver him [or her] thence, and suffer him [or her] to go at large, for which this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under the seal of day of in the year of our Lord c. 77, secs. 5 & 6 VICTORIA, CAP. 58.-An act for further suspending, until the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, the operation of the new arrangement of dioceses, so far as it affects the existing ecclesiastical jurisdictions.-Whereas an act was passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty, intituled an act for 6 & 7 W. 4, carrying into effect the reports of the commissioners appointed to con- 20, 2.5. sider the state of the established church in England and Wales, with reference to ecclesiastical duties and revenues, so far as they relate to episcopal dioceses, revenues, and patronage; and the said act contains certain temporary provisions relating to the state and jurisdiction of all the ecclesiastical courts in England and Wales: and whereas the said temporary provisions, having been from time to time continued by certain other acts of parliament, were further continued, together with a further provision respecting the visitations of bishops and archdeacons, and now stand continued by an act passed in the fifth 4 & 5 Vict. year of her majesty's reign, intituled an act to explain and amend two c. 39, s. 28. several acts relating to the ecclesiastical commissioners for England, until the first day of August next, and, if parliament shall be then sitting, until the end of the then session of parliament: and whereas it is expedient that the said temporary provisions, and such further provisions as aforesaid, should be further continued for a limited time be it enacted by the queen's most excellent majesty, by and Existing with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and ecclesiastical commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority be affected of the same, that so much of the last recited act as relates to the changes for said temporary provisions, and to the visitations of bishops and another year. archdeacons, shall continue and be in force until the first day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-three. courts not to by diocesan II. And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or repealed Act may be by any act to be passed in this session of parliament. amended,&c. this session. 6 & 7 W. 4, c. 77. 6 & 7 VICTORIA, CAP. 60.-An act for suspending, until the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, the operation of the new arrangement of dioceses, so far as it affects the existing ecclesiastical jurisdictions.-Whereas an act was passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty, intituled an act for carrying into effect the reports of the commissioners appointed to consider the state of the established church in England and Wales with reference to ecclesiastical duties and revenues, so far as they relate to episcopal dioceses, revenues, and patronage, and the said act contains certain temporary provisions relating to the state and jurisdiction of all the ecclesiastical courts in England and Wales: and whereas the said temporary provisions, having been from time to time continued by certain other acts of parliament, were further continued, together with a further provision respecting the visitations of bishops and 4 & 5 Vict. archdeacons, contained in an act passed in the fifth year of her majesty's reign, intituled an act to explain and amend two several acts relating to the ecclesiastical commissioners for England, and now stand continued until the first day of October next: and whereas it is expedient that the said temporary provisions, and such further provision as aforesaid, should be further continued for a limited Temporary time: be it enacted by the queen's most excellent majesty, by and relating to with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and ecclesiastical commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority provision re- of the same, that the said temporary provisions, and the said further lating to provision relating to the visitations of bishops and archdeacons, shall visitations continued. continue and be in force until the first day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. c. 39. provisions courts and Act may be amended, &c. c. 77. II. And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or repealed by any act to be passed in this session of parliament. 7 & 8 VICTORIA, CAP. 68.-An act to suspend, until the thirtyfirst day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, the operation of the new arrangement of dioceses, so far as it affects the existing ecclesiastical jurisdictions, and for obtaining returns from and the inspection of the registries of such jurisdiction.-Whereas an act 6 & 7 w. 4, passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty, intituled an act for carrying into effect the reports of the commissioners appointed to consider the state of the established church in England and Wales, with reference to ecclesiastical duties and revenues, so far as they relate to episcopal dioceses, revenues, and patronage, contains certain temporary provisions relating to the state and jurisdiction of all the ecclesiastical courts in England and Wales: and whereas the said provisions have been from time to time continued by certain other acts of parliament, and were, by an act passed in the last session of parliament, intituled an act for suspending, until the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, the operation of the new arrangement of dioceses, so far as it affects the ecclesiastical jurisdictions, further continued, and now stand continued until the first day of October next, and it is expedient that they should be further continued for a limited time: 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 6 & 7 Vict. c. 60. provisions courts con ecclesiastical returns to hereinbefore mentioned provisions shall continue and be in force Temporary until the thirty-first day of December in the year one thousand eight relating to hundred and forty-seven: provided always, that any bishop or arch- ecclesiastical deacon may hold visitations of the clergy within the limits of his tinued. diocese or archdeaconry, and at such visitations may admit churchwardens, receive presentments, and do all other acts, matters, and things by custom appertaining to the visitation of bishops and archdeacons in the places assigned to their respective jurisdiction and authority under or by virtue of the provisions of the said first recited act or of any subsequent act, and any bishop may consecrate any new church or chapel or any new burial-ground within his diocese. II. And be it enacted, that the registrar of every court granting Registrars of probates and administrations or exercising ecclesiastical jurisdiction, courts to and the registrar of every vicar general or diocese, shall, on or make certain before the twentieth day of January in the year one thousand eight secretary of hundred and forty-five, make out and transmit to one of her majesty's state. principal secretaries of state a true account in writing of the gross and net amounts of all such fees, allowances, gratuities, perquisites, and emoluments respectively as shall in each of the five next preceding years, each of such years ending on the fifth day of January, have been received or become due on account of the judge of such court or vicar general, by virtue of his office as such judge or vicar general, or on account of himself, or (except of surrogates) of any other officer, clerk, or minister of such court or registry, by virtue of his office or employment, specifying the particulars of the payments, disbursements, allowances, and charges respectively constituting the difference between such gross and net amounts, and shall on or before the twentieth day of January in every succeeding year transmit a like account for the year ending on the fifth day of January in such year; and the several officers, clerks, and ministers of each of the said courts and registries shall render to the registrar thereof all such statements in writing as he may require for the purpose of preparing such account; and such registrar shall transmit the said statements to the said secretary of state at the same time with his aforesaid account; and the said secretary of state may at any time or times require that all or any of the several accounts and statements hereinbefore mentioned shall contain such particulars and be in such form and verified in such manner as to him may seem proper. to report on tate of offices to se cretary of state, who surveys. III. And be it enacted, that on or before the twentieth day of Registrars January in every year the registrar of each of the said several courts and registries shall report in writing to one of her majesty's principal secretaries of state on the state and condition of his registry, and the buildings belonging thereto, and also upon all such other matters may direct connected with such registry, and the documents therein contained, as and in such form as the said secretary of state may from time to time require; and such secretary of state may from time to time call for further or other returns, and may also direct and cause to be made such inspection or survey of any registry as he may think fit. IV. And be it enacted, that the word "Registrar" when used Registrar, in this act shall include all registrars and deputy registrars. who to include. Act may be amended V. And be it enacted, that this act may be amended or repealed this session. by any act to be passed in this session of parliament. SPACE LEFT FOR REFERENCE, IF NECESSARY, TO ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED SUBSEQUENT TO A. D. 1811. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS, IRELAND. cation in 54 GEORGE 3, CAP. 68.-An act for the better regulation of ecclesiastical courts in Ireland; and for the more easy recovery of church rates and tithes.—Whereas it is expedient that excommunication, together with all proceedings following thereupon, should in certain cases be discontinued, and that other proceedings should be substituted in lieu thereof; and that certain other regulations should be made in the proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts; and that more convenient modes of recovering tithes and church rates, in certain cases, should be provided; be it therefore enacted by the king'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, from and after the Excommunipassing of this act, excommunication, together with all proceedings certain cases following thereupon, shall in all cases, save those hereafter to be discontinued specified, be discontinued throughout that part of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland; and that in all causes, which according to the laws of this realm are cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts, when any person or persons having been duly cited to appear in any ecclesiastical court, or required to comply with the lawful orders or decrees, as well final as interlocutory, of any such court, shall neglect or refuse to appear, or neglect or refuse to pay obedience to such lawful orders or decrees; or when any person or persons shall commit a contempt in the face of such court, no sentence of excommunication shall be given or pronounced, saving in the particular cases hereafter to be specified; but instead thereof it shall be lawful for the judges or judge who issued out the citation, or whose lawful orders or decrees have not been obeyed, or before whom such contempt in the face of the court shall have been committed, to pronounce such person or persons contumaceous and in contempt, and within ten days to signify the same, in the form to this act annexed, to his majesty in chancery, as hath heretofore been done in signifying excommunications; and thereupon a writ De contude contumace capiendo, in the form to this act annexed, shall issue endo. from the court of chancery, directed to the same persons to whom the writs de excommunicato capiendo have heretofore been directed; and the same shall be returnable in like manner as the writ de excommunicato capiendo hath been by law returnable heretofore, and shall have the same force and effect as the said writ; and all rules and regulations not hereby altered, now by law applying to the said writ, and the proceedings following thereupon, shall extend and be applied to the said writ de contumace capiendo and the proceedings following thereupon, as if the same were herein particularly repeated and enacted; and the proper officers of the said court of chancery are hereby authorized and required to issue such writ de contumace capiendo accordingly; and all sheriffs, gaolers, and other officers, are hereby authorized and required to execute the same, by taking mace capi |