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a clergyman and a citizen is carried on in the civil courts, 

 and a clergyman committing any criminal act is, on convic- 

 tion, imprisoned in the common gaol, like any other trans- 

 gressor. 



SALARY OF THE CLERGY. 



The Bishop of Funchal receives an annual net stipend, 

 free from government taxes on all salaries, of £412 JOs.; the 

 rest of the clergy receive their stipends principally in wine 

 and wheat, with a small proportion in money. The govern- 

 ment receives the large and small tithes of Madeira and 

 Porto Santo, making distribution to the clergy. 



DIOCESE OF FUNCHAL. 



The diocese of Funchal comprises the islands of Madeira 

 and Porto Santo ; the islands of the Dezertas and Salvages, 

 on which there are at present no permanent inhabitants ; 

 and the fortress of Argium on the African coast, of which the 

 diocesan of Funchal is merely titular bishop. The eccle- 

 siastical body of Madeira consists of the following clergy: — 



lstly. The bishop, whose staff is composed of a provisor, 

 who is one of the canons; a vicar-general, who is professor of 

 dogmatic theology at the seminario or priests' college ; a pro- 

 motor, who is an honorary canon ; an escrivdo, of the Eccle- 

 siastical Court ; and a muririho, an under officer of the same 

 court. 



2ndly. The cathedral clergy *, composed of a dean ; an 

 archdeacon ; three canonical dignitaries ; twelve canons ; 

 four minor canons, having half stalls or prebends; two 

 curates yparochos); ten chaplains (cantores); and one sub- 

 chanter ; besides which there are — six chorister boys ; an 



* Of this cathedral staff there are six canonries and two minor canonries 

 vacant, which will probably never be filled up. 



