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Free Church, Scotch, 243, 247.
admits United Free Church to
membership, 244.

Governor, Lieutenant :

of Australian States, 73.

of Indian Presidencies, 84, 89.

dispute regarding property of, 244. Graham, Sir James:

Fugitive Offenders Act, 22.
Fyrd, the, 168.

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71, 73, 74, 79.

his veto on legislation, 73, 75, 78
office constituted and powers de-
fined by Letters Patent, 78, 309.
duties set forth in Instructions,

61, 71, 75 n., 78, 79, 81, 313.
his executive powers, 78.
his part in legislation, 78.
his prerogative of mercy, 79.
appoints to vacant offices, 79.
his powers in Crown colonies and
Self-governing colonies, 79-80.
his legal liabilities, 81, 302.
Governor-General:

of Canada, 73, 74.

of Australia, 73.

of India, 83, 84, 86-9.

of Soudan, 96.

Governor, Lieutenant :

of Isle of Man, 50.

of Jersey, 53.

of Guernsey, 56.

of Canadian provinces, 73.

at the Home Office, 20 n.
Gray, Bishop, 248.
Grenada, 66.

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had charge of Scotch affairs, Impeachment, 26, 27.

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police, 22, 23.
Recorders, 24.
stipendiary magistrates, 24.
prisons, 24.

prerogative of mercy, 26, 27,
267.

health, safety, and general
well-being, 28.

his Under-Secretaries, 16 n.
reasons for his miscellaneous du-
ties, 18.

form of address to sovereign by,
18 n.

may commit persons charged with
treason, &c., 21.

Local Authorities' by-laws sub-
mitted to, 37, 42.

control of Militia taken from,
178.

once responsible for Reserves and
forces on Home Establishment,
189, 190.

Honduras: 65 n., 66.
constitution of, 62.

Hong Kong, 56.

Imperial Defence Committee, the:
its origin, 214.

how composed, 215, 216.
its duties, 216.

Import Duty, 116-19.
Impressment:

for army, 170.

for navy, 183.

Improvement Clauses Act, 46.

Income Tax:

forms of, 130.

Incumbents' Resignation Act, 237.
India:

Secretary of State for, 16, 60 n.,
83-9, 303.

in Council, 85, 86, 87.
distinct from Colony, 59.
protected States of, 60 n., 84, 91.
Emperor of, 83 and n., 91.
Governor-General of, 83, 84, 86-9.
Government of, 83, 87-9.
Council of, 83, 84, 85, 304.

great officers for appointed by
King, 84, 87.
provinces of, 89.

army of, 89, 172, 173. 174.
Courts of, 89, 106, 283.
India Office, 86, 87, 91.

Indian High Courts Act (1861), 283.
Industrial Schools:

control of by Home Secretary, 26.
Inland Revenue :

grant of licences by, 122.
department of, 137, 150.
Inspector-General:
of Fortifications, 204.
of Ordnance, 204.
Instructions:

to Colonial Governor, 61, 71, 79,
81, 313.
Interpretation of Terms Act, 15,59.
Ireland:

Union with, 7, 12, 136, 286.
Lord Lieutenant of, 8, 9, 10, 11,
13, 14, 44.

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his immunity from legal
process, 13, 14, 81 n., 302.

may open letters in Post
Office, 20.

Parliament of, 8, 9, 10.

Privy Council of, 8.

Ireland:

legislative independence granted
to, 9.

Treasury of, 10, 136.

Chief Secretary for, 10, 11, 44.
foreign policy of before Union, II.
Courts of, 13, 14, 282-3; final

appeal from, 285-6.
representation in House of Com-
mons after Union, 13.
relations with England at and
after Union, 12, 13.
administration of, by Boards, 13.
hereditary revenues of Crown in,
136, 164.

Bank of, 137, 156.
Church of, 245-7.

Wesleyan Methodists of, 247.

Ismail Pasha, 95.

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Jurat:

of Channel Islands, 52-3, 56-7.
Jurisdiction, Foreign :
history of, 11I.

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character of, 62, 92, 93, 95 N., 111.
in consular courts, 111, 112.
process of creation, 112.
Jury:

for trial of civil suits, 262.
- of indictable offences, 262, 263,
271, 272.

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in Scotch Courts, 282.
Justice of the Peace :
administrative work of county
done by, 30, 31, 34.

powers of taken over by District
Council and County Council,
33, 36.

duties of, 39, 271, 272.

connexion with central govern-
ment, 39.

how appointed, 34.

K.

Keys, House of, 50.
Khedive of Egypt:
governs under
Sultan, 95.

suzerainty of

joint governor of Soudan, 96.
Kirk Session, 242.

King: see Crown and Prerogative.
his title in official documents, 1.
his command cannot excuse a
wrong, 82, 300.

'to live of his own,' 124.
Saxon, taxation under, 125.
Norman, taxation under, 125, 126.
rights of over Crown lands, 133.
his orders must be authenticated
by a minister, 17, 143.

'can do no wrong,' effect of
maxim, 300-4.

King's Peace: see Peace.
Kowloon, 66 n., 95.

Labuan, 64.
Lagos, 64.

Lancaster:

L.

Court of Common Pleas at, 264,
265.

Lancaster, Duchy of:

the private property of the King,

133, 134.

not merged in Crown lands, 134.
Land Tax, 114, 119, 120, 129.
Lands, Crown, 133-5.

surrendered by George III and
his successors in return for
Civil List, 135.

Lansdowne, Lord, 205.

Law Officers:

of Jersey, 52.

Lecky, Mr.:

on constitution of Irish Execu-
tive, 10.

Leeward Islands, 65 n., 66, 67, 77.
Legatine powers, 220.
Legislation:

of self-governing colonies, 74-6.
of Canadian provinces, 73.

by Order in Council, for Channel
Islands, 53, 56.

for Crown colonies, 60, 61, 76.
for Protectorates, 62, 76.

Legislative Council:

in colonies, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71.
how constituted, 71.

payment of members of, 72.
Legislature:

of Isle of Man, 50.

of Channel Islands, 53, 57.

of Crown colonies, 66-8.

of self-governing colonies, 68, 71,

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- the Sheriff, 34.

the Lord Lieutenant, 35.

the Custos Rotulorum, 35.

- the Coroner, 35.

the administrative County, 32,
33, 36-9.

- the Standing Joint Committee,
39.

relation to central government,
29, 36.

Urban, 40-4.

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its history, 40.
-district, 41.

- municipal corporation, 41.
and the Central Executive, 44.
Local Government Acts, 33, 34, 36,

41, 46.

Local Government Board :
its duties, 14, 36.

increased powers of, 28.

certain County Council by-laws
must be approved by, 37.
municipal corporation accounts
laid before, 41.

consent of must be obtained to
sale or mortgage of corporate
property, 41.

its control of urban district as to
by-laws, 8, 42.

as to accounts, 42.
of Scotland, 44.
of Ireland, 44.

duties and powers of Poor Law
Board vested in, 45.

duties of Home Office and Privy
Council as regards public
health transferred to, 47.
increased powers of dealing with

public health, 47.

means of control of local authori-
ties, 48, 49.

model by-laws issued by, 48.

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Man, Isle of:

Home Secretary's communica-
tions with, 19.

its constitution, 50-1.

appeals from Courts of, 51, 287.
Mandamus:

writ of, 48, 258, 265, 298, 302, 303,
304.
Manitoba, 72.
Mansfield, Lord:

in Campbell v. Hall, 77.

on right of military officer to re-
sign his commission, 176.
Marcher Lordships:
organization of, 2.
jurisdiction of, 2, 3.

shire system introduced into, 3.
Marines, Royal, 173.

Martial Law, 170, 183, 186 n.
Mary I:

levied duties by proclamation,

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