THE ADMIRALTY.

[The power of the Lord High Admiral hath, since the reign of Queen Anne, been executed by commissioners. The statute of Charles II. ascertains his authority in these words :-" That the Lord High Admiral for the time being shall have full power and authority to grant commissions to inferior vice-admirals or commanders-in-chief of any squadrons of ships : to call and assemble courts martial, consisting of commanders and captains; and no courts martial, where pain of death shall be inflicted, shall consist of less than five captains at least; the Admiral's lieutenant to be, as to this purpose, esteemed as a captain; and in no case wherein sentence of death shall pass (by the articles for regulating the government of Her Majesty's ships of war, or any of them), except mutiny, there shall be execution of such sentence without leave of the Lord High Admiral, if the offence be committed in narrow seas. But in case any of the offences aforesaid be committed in any voyage beyond the narrow seas, then execution shall be done by order of the commander-in-chief." He appoints coroners to view dead bodies found on the coasts, and judges in the High Court of Admiralty. To him belong all fines and forfeitures of all transgressions at sea, and at the sea shore; and in ports, from the first bridge on rivers, to the sea; goods of pirates, waifs, wrecks, &c.]

1852, Feb. 27, Dec. 28,

1855, Feb. 28, 1858, Feb. 26, 1859, June 18, 1866, July 6, 1867,

1868, Dec. 10, 1871, March

1874, Feb.

Duke of Northumberland.

Right Hon. Sir Jas. R. G. Graham, bart.
Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, bart.
Rt. Hon. Sir John-Somerset Pakington, bart.
Duke of Somerset.

Right Hon. Sir J.-Somerset Pakington, bart.
Right Hon. Henry-Thomas-Lowry Corry.
Right Hon. H. Culling-Eardley Childers.
Right Hon. George-Joachim Göschen.
Right Hon. Ward Hunt.

Lords of the Admiralty.

1872, Nov. 27, Admiral Sir Alexander Milne.

Vice- Admiral John-Walter Tarleton.

1874, Mar. 4, Captain Lord Gilford.

Sir Massey Lopes, bart.

1867, Aug. 19, Sir Robert-Joseph Phillimore.

General, commanding in Chief.

Viscount Hill.

Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.

Secretary at War.

Right Hon. Charles Yorke.
Right Hon. Charles- Bragge Bathurst.
Right Hon. William Dundas.

Right Hon. Richard Fitzpatrick.

Right Hon. Sir James-Murray Pulteney, bart.
Right Hon. Lord Granville-Leveson Gower.
Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston.
Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge.
Right Hon. Lord Francis-Leveson Gower.
Right Hon. Charles-Watkin-Williams Wynn.
Right Hon. Sir Henry-Brook Parnell, bart.
Right Hon. Sir John-Cam Hobhouse, bart.
Right Hon. Edward Ellice.

Right Hon. John-Charles Herries.
Right Hon. Viscount Howick.

Right Hon. Thomas-Babington Macaulay.
Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge.

Right Hon. Sir Thomas- Francis Fremantle, bart.
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert.

Right Hon. Fox Maule.

Right Hon. Robert-Vernon Smith.

Right Hon. William Beresford.

Right Hon. Lord Herbert.

[1855, February 8.-The Office merged into the department of the Secretary of State for the War Department.]

[By Royal Warrant, dated May 25, 1855, the duties of the Board of Ordnance were also transferred to the Minister of War.]

1874,

Judge-Advocate-General.

Right Hon. Stephen Cave.

1874,

ARMY AND NAVY PAY OFFICE.

Paymaster-General.

Right Hon. Stephen Cave.

HER MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL.