SU ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



become expedient that an addi- 

 tional judge should be appointed, 

 his Majesty is empowered to ap- 

 point, by letters patent, a person, 

 being a barrister of fifteen years 

 standing at least, to be an addi- 

 tional Judge assistant to the Lord 

 High Chancellor, Lord Keeper, or 

 Lords Commissioners for the cus- 

 tody of the Great Seal, in the dis- 

 charge of their judicial office, by 

 the title of Vice Chancellor of 

 England. Such officer is to have 

 full power to determine all causes 

 in the Court of Chancery, either 

 in law or in equity, as those to 

 whom he is assistant have been 

 accustomed to do ; and his decrees 

 shall be of equal validity, subject, 

 however, fo the revision of the 

 Lord Chancellor, &c. for the time 

 being ; and his decrees shall not 

 be enrolled till they have been 

 signed by the Lord Chancellor, &c. 

 Further, the Vice Chancellor shall 

 not have power to reverse the de- 

 crees or act of the above-named 

 officers, unless authorized by them 

 so to do ; or those of the Master 

 of the Rolls. The Vice Chancel- 

 lor shall sit for the Lord Chancel- 

 lor, &c. whenever they shall re- 

 quire him so to do ; and at such 

 other times as they shall direct, 

 shall sit in a separate Court, 

 whether those officers be sitting or 

 not. 



The Vice Chancellor shall have 

 rank and precedence next to the 

 Master of the Rolls, and shall 

 have a Secretary, Train-bearer,and 

 Usher. He shall be removable by 

 the King, upon an address of both 

 Houses of Parliament. 



A sum not exceeding 60,000/. 

 of the money belonging to suitors 

 in the Court of Chancery, lying 

 dead in the Bank of England, 



shall be taken and placed out on 

 government or parliamentary se- 

 curity, the interest of which, to- 

 gether with that of monies already 

 placed out for the benefit of suitors 

 in Cliancery, shall go towards the 

 payment of the salaries of the Vice 

 Chancellor and his officers, in the 

 proportion of 5,000/. yearly to the 

 Vice Chancellor, 200/. to his Secre- 

 tary, 100/. to his Train-bearer, and 

 80/. to his Usher. Power is given 

 to change securities ; and it is en- 

 acted that if at any time the whole 

 or part of the money so placed out 

 shall be wanted to answer the 

 demands of suitors in Chancery, 

 it shall be called in for that pur- 

 pose. 



An additional sum of 2,500/, 

 yearly out of the fees and emolu- 

 ment received in respect of the 

 custody of the Great Seal by the 

 Lord Chancellor, &c. shall be paid 

 into the Bank of England, and 

 carried to the account of the in- 

 terest and dividends of the secu- 

 rities above-mentioned. 



The Vice Chancellor and his 

 officers are prohibited from tak- 

 ing any fees in addition to their 

 salaries. 



Abstract of an Act for the further 

 Support and Maintenance of Sti- 

 pendiary Curates. 



1. Non-resident incumbent who 

 shall neglect for six months to 

 appoint a curate after the pass- 

 ing of this act, or after induction, 

 or the death or removal of a for- 

 mer curate, or shall for three 

 months neglect to notify to the 

 bishop the death or resignation of 

 his curate, is to forfeit the benefit 

 of his dispensation from residence, 

 and be liable to all the penalties 

 for non-reeidence ; and in every 



