become one con

U. K.

vice of the united kingdom, the 56 Geo. 3. c. 98. U. K. Ireland shall provides, that after the 5th January, 1817, all rates, du- solidated fund. ties, taxes, receipts, sums of money, and revenues, of 56 Geo.3. c.98. what nature or kind soever, which, by virtue of any act in force in Great Britain or Ireland, immediately before 5 January, 1817, shall constitute or form part of, or be directed to be carried to the several funds called the consolidated fund of Great Britain, and the consolidated fund of Ireland, respectively, shall be carried to and form one general fund, to be called the consolidated fund of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and the said consolidated fund, whether the same or any part thereof shall be in the exchequer of Great Britain or in the exchequer of Ireland, shall, in the first place, be charged with, and, from time to time, be applied indiscriminately to the payment of the whole of the interest of the national debts of Great Britain and Ireland, and the sinking funds applicable to the reduction thereof, as one joint consolidated national debt, interest, and sinking fund; and, in the next place, the said consolidated fund of the united kingdom shall be in like manner chargeable with, and be applied in payment of the salaries and other charges of his majesty's civil list establishments in Great Britain and Ireland; and, in the next place, be applied in payment of all other charges made payable out of the consolidated funds of Great Britain or Ireland respectively, under any act in force immediately before the said 5th January, 1817; and after payment of all the aforesaid charges, the said consolidated fund of the united kingdom shall be in like manner indiscriminately applied to the service of the united kingdom, or any part thereof, as shall be directed by parliament, and shall be issued in manner herein-after directed. And by s. 2. after 5 January, 1817, the offices of lord high treasurer of Great Offices of treaBritain and lord high treasurer of Ireland shall be united Britain and of into one office, and the person holding the same shall be Ireland united. called lord high treasurer of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and whenever there shall not be any such lord high treasurer, it shall be lawful for his ma

5. 2.

surer of Great

jesty,

May be execut ed by commissioners.

Officers of the

the treasury.

jesty, by letters patent under the great seal of Great Britain, to appoint commissioners for executing the offices of treasurer of the exchequer of Great Britain and lord high treasurer of Ireland; and such commissioners shall be called commissioners of his majesty's treasury of the united kingdom, &c. and the said commissioners shall have all such powers, &c. through the whole of the united kingdom, with respect to the collection, issuing, and application of the whole revenues of the united kingdom, as at the time of passing this act (1st July, 1816) and immediately before the 5th January, 1817, are or may be vested in the commissioners of the treasury in Great Britain or Ireland respectively; save so far as such powers, &c. may be altered by this act; and all officers and other revenue subject persons employed in the collection or management to the orders of of the revenues in and through every part of the united kingdom, shall be in all respects subject to the orders of the said lord high treasurer or commissioners of his majesty's treasury of the united kingdom; and shall be liable to all such penalties and punishments for disobedience of such orders, as they would be subject to under any acts, laws or usages, with respect to the powers of the commissioners of the treasury, in force in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, at the time of the passing of this act, and immediately before the 5th January, 1817. s. 3. The words By s. 3. wherever in this act, or in any future act, the "Commissioners words "commissioners of his majesty's treasury," or of his majesty's treasury, &c."" commissioners of his majesty's treasury of the united shail apply to commissioners kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," are or shall be for executing the used, the same shall be construed to extend and apply to offices of treasurer of the ex- the commissioners for executing the offices of treasurer of chequer of Great Britain, and the exchequer of Great Britain and lord high treaturer of treasurer of Ireland, whenever such commission shall be in force. Ireland. and all acts which at any time shall have been done, or shall or may be done, by the commissioners of his majesty's treasury in Great Britain or Ireland, or the united kingdom respectively, by virtue of any law, &c. in force before the passing of this act, shall be good to all intents, notwithstanding any error or omission in the names or de

s 4.

A vice treasur- scriptions whereby any such commissioners of the treasury shall have been known. This act provides (s. 4.) that for

er ap ointed

for Ireland.

the

s. 14. Two additional commissioners

of the treasury to be appointed

ness.

the purposes of issuing out of the exchequer of Ireland all sums which shall be paid into the same, by virtue of the several acts which now are or hereafter may be in force in Ireland for that purpose, or which shall be paid into the same out of the general revenue of the united kingdom, under the orders of the commissioners of his majesty's treasury of the united kingdom, it shall be lawful for the king, from time to time, by letters patent under the great seal of Ireland, to appoint a vice treasurer for Ireland, with a yearly salary not exceeding £2000 British sterling, payable out of the revenue appropriated to his majesty's civil list establishment in Ireland. And by s. 14. in consequence of the increase of business which will result from the provisions of this act, it shall be lawful for his majesty to appoint two persons to be commissioners of his majesty's treasury of the united kingdom, for Irish busiin addition to the number of commissioners which may now by law be appointed for executing the office of treasurer of the exchequer of Great Britain, with a yearly salary for each, not exceeding what is now received by each of the said commissioners, &c. to be paid to such 2 commissioners out of the revenues appropriated to his majesty's civil list establishment in Ireland, any thing in the 6th Ann. c. 7. Eng. or in any other act to the contrary notwithstanding. This act also prescribes the mode of is- Other provisions suing money from the treasury of Ireland, unites the boards of commissioners for the reduction of the national debt of Great Britain and Ireland respectively, and contains various provisions in respect to the annual and quarterly accounts, and weekly abstracts required to be furnished, respecting the receipts and issues of the treasury of Great Britain and Ireland. The clauses respecting the acquittal of public accountants will be stated in another place. The 57 Geo. 3. c. 48. U. K. makes further provi- 57 Geo.3. c.48. sion for the adjustment of the accounts of the consolidated U. K. fund of the united kingdom, and for making good any Accounts of occasional deficiency which may arise in the said fund in funds of U. K. further adjustGreat Britain or Ireland respectively; and directs the ap-ed. plication of monies oy the commissioners for the reduction

of

of this act.

consolidated

57 Geo.3.c .79. of the national debt. And the 57 Geo. 3. c. 79. U. K. is U. K. an act to permit the transfer of capital from the stocks or Transfer from British to Irish funds in Great Britain to the stocks, &c. in Ireland; and funds permitted. this act alters the times in which the divide nds or interest Time of paying payable on the Irish 5 per cent annuities and debentures, were theretofore payable.

tered.

Civil list.

Pensions.

P. 208, l. 17. The 56 Geo. 3. c. 46. U. K. provides for the defraying out of the consolidated fund, several of the charges which had theretofore been borne upon the civil list revenues; and also for the making distinct appropriations of certain proportions of the civil list revenues, for the payment of certain charges comprised in the several classes of the civil list; and also makes further and more effectual provision for the regulation and control of the expenditure thereof.

P. 209. I 26. The 57 Geo. 3. c. 65. U. K. enables his majesty to recompense the services of persons holding, or who have held, certain high and efficient civil offices, by granting pensions according to a graduated scale contained in this act.

Sheriffs entitled

tic money paid

into the exchequer, before they are bound to

ment.

Of Subordinate Magistrates.

P. 218. l. 25. The 57 Geo 3. c. 68. I. provides, (s. 4.)

to a discount of that it shall be lawful for any sheriff, or any person who £6. per cent. shall have been sheriff in Ireland, to pay into the excheupon any pubquer of Ireland, at any time before such sheriff shall by law be required so to do, any sum of money which he shall think proper, on account of any revenue which it make such pay- shall be his duty to collect, receive, or account for; and in 57 Geo.3.c.63. such case he shall be entitled to obtain an acquittance from the proper officer for the sum so paid, and shall be entitled to credit for the same, and for interest by way of discount out of the sum so paid, at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum, from the time of such payment, until the time when by act of parliament, or by the course of the court, such sheriff ought to pay the same. And by s. 5. when attachment shall be sealed in the court of exchequer of

$.4. I.

s. 5.

Sheriffs liable to interest after

any

Ireland

ed for not ac counting.

Ireland, against any sheriff, or person who shall have attachment sealbeen sheriff, for not accounting, such sheriff shall pay legal interest on every sum of public money with which he shall be chargeable, so long as such sum shall remain unpaid; and from the time when any attachment shall be so sealed against any sheriff, &c. for the non-payment of any Double interest public money, such sheriff shall pay double the legal inte- for non-payrest on such sum till payment; and the payment of such interest, and double interest, shall be enforced in the same manner as the payment of the principal sum.

ment,

kings courts

1 Hen. 5. c. 4

P. 224. l. 1. It was omitted to state in this place the Sub-sheriffs, &Ca not to practise clause of the 1 Hen. 5. c. 4. E. & I. which provides, that as attornies in no under-sheriff, sheriff's clerk, receiver, nor sheriff's bailiff, shall be attorney in the king's courts, during the E. & I. time that he is in office with any such sheriff. And the 22 Geo. 2. c. 46. s. 14. Eng. which will be found in ano- s. 14. Eng. ther place, (vol. II. p. 20.) also prohibits under-sheriffs from acting as solicitors, attornies or agents, or suing on Or at sessions. any process, at any general or quarter session of their re

spective counties, upon pain of £50.

22 Geo. 2. c.46.

P. 226.1. 9. The 52 Geo. 3. c. 160. E. & W. enables Poor prisoners. justices of the peace to order parochial relief to prisoners 52 Geo 3 c.160confined under mesne process for debt, in such gaols as are

not county gaols.

E. & W.

P. 227. l. 34. The 55 Geo. 3. c. 48. E. & W. enlarges Clergymen officiating in gaols, the powers contained in the 13 Geo. 3. c. 58. Eng. and 22 Geo. 3. c. 64. Eng. for providing clergymen to offi- 55 Geo.3, c.48. ciate in gaols in England and Wales; and extends the E. & W. provisions of the 13 Geo. 3. c. 58. to houses of correction.

abolished.

E.

P. 230. 1. 11. By the 55 Geo. 3. c. 50. E. explained and Golers' fees, &c. amended by the 56 Geo. 3. c. 116. all fees and gratuities 55 Geo.3. c.50. paid or payable by any prisoner, on the entrance, com- 56 Geo.5.c.116. mitment or discharge to or from prison, whether such pri- E. son be a gaol or bridewell, and whether such prisoner be a criminal or debtor, are abolished; and these acts provide for making compensation to gaolers, &c. in respect to such fees; and on the other hand provide, that any gaoler who shall exact any fee or gratuity from any prisoner, shall be rendered incapable of holding his office, and be punished by fine and imprisonment. But the king's bench prison, the fleet, the marshalsea and palace courts are excepted. P. 235.