3. Discipline.

(a) Discipline on board Ship.

ORDER IN COUNCIL, DATED FEBRUARY 6, 1882, AS TO DISCIPLINE OF TROOPS ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN COMMISSION.

[This Order in Council is printed under the heading "Navy."]

(b) Summary Punishment.

ROYAL WARRANT, DATED DECEMBER 27, 1882, AS TO THE TRIAL OF AN ALLEGED OFFENDER UNDER THE MILITIA Аст, 1882.*

Victoria R.

*

Whereas by an Act of Parliament entitled the Militia Act, 1882, it is among other things enacted, that an alleged offender may be tried either by court-martial or by a court of summary jurisdiction, as may be prescribed by Orders or Regulations under that Act:

Our will and pleasure accordingly is, and we do hereby direct, that a militiaman charged with an offence under the Militia Act, 1882,* which is cognizable both by a court-martial and by a court of summary jurisdiction, shall not be tried before a court of summary jurisdiction until the sanction of the commanding officer of the said militiaman, or of an authority superior to such commanding officer, shall have been signified in writing to the Court before which the trial is to take place.

Given at Our Court at Osborne, this 27th day of December, 1882, in the 46th year of Our Reign.

4. Quotas of Counties.

(a) England and Wales.

ORDER IN COUNCIL FIXING THE NUMBER OF MEN TO SERVE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL OF OCTOBER 16, 1852.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of June,

1852. PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas by an Act passed in the last session of Parliament, intituled "An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating "to the Militia in England," it is amongst other things enacted, that it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to raise, and from time "to time to keep up, any number not exceeding eighty thou"sand private militiamen, to serve for the several counties, ridings, and places required by the therein first recited Act "to raise militia, fifty thousand of whom may be raised in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and thirty "thousand in the year One thousand eight hundred and fifty"three":

And it is thereby provided "that if it shall happen that the number of men to be raised in either of such years shall "not be fully raised in the year in which the same is appointed "to be raised, the number deficient may be raised as soon as may be thereafter":

And it is thereby further enacted, that "it shall be lawful "for Her Majesty, with the advice of Her Privy Council, "forthwith, after the passing of the said Act, and afterwards,

from time to time, as occasion may appear to Her Majesty "to require, to ascertain and fix the number of militia-men "who shall, until other quotas shall be fixed in like manner, "serve for each county, riding, and place, and the numbers so

fixed as aforesaid shall be transmitted to the respective "lieutenants of the said counties, ridings, and places from "time to time, and notice of the same shall be published in "the 'London Gazette,' and the numbers so from time to time appointed by Her Majesty shall be the quotas of the several "counties, ridings, and places until other quotas are appointed in like manner."

*The amending Order in Council is printed at length in Statutory Rules and Orders Revised (1st Edition), Vol. 4, p. 1213.

† 15 & 16 Vict. c. 50. ; repealed in part by the Militia Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 49.), but as to these Orders in Council see section 54 (5) of that Act.

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, with the advice of Her Privy
Council, is pleased to ascertain and fix the number of militia-
men who shall, until other quotas shall be fixed in like
manner, serve for each county, riding, and place, according to
the several numbers specified in the schedule hereunto
annexed, and amounting in the whole to 80,000 men, and
which said schedule Her Majesty is pleased to direct shall be
taken as part of this Order, and that this Order, with the
schedule thereunto annexed, be published in the "London
Gazette," and be transmitted to the respective lieutenants of
the said counties, ridings, and places, in order that they should
proceed upon the same in pursuance of the directions of the
said Act of Parliament.

Wm. L. Bathurst.

Schedule above referred to.

Quotas of Militia Men to be raised in the several Counties, Ridings, ani
places in England and Wales.

The Militia (City of London) Act, 1820 (1 Geo. IV. c. 100).

ORDER IN COUNCIL FIXING THE NUMBER OF MEN TO
SERVE THROUGHOUT SCOTLAND.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 13th day of September,

1854.
PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Whereas by an Act passed in the last session of Parliament,
intituled "An Act for amending the Laws relating to the

*These figures are here printed as altered by the Order in Council of
October 16, 1852.

Militia, and raising a Volunteer Militia force in Scotland," it is amongst other things enacted, "and in regard to the "raising of men for the militia, it shall be lawful for Her

Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to "raise, and from time to time to keep up any number not "exceeding ten thousand private militia-men to serve for the "several counties in Scotland;" and it is thereby further enacted that "it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, with the "advice of Her Privy Council, forthwith after the passing of this Act, and afterwards from time to time as occasion may appear to Her Majesty to require, to ascertain and fix the "number of militia-men who shall serve for each county; and "the numbers so fixed as aforesaid shall be transmitted to "the respective lieutenants of the said counties from time to "time, and notice of the same shall be published in the 'Edinburgh Gazette'; and the numbers so from time to time appointed by Her Majesty shall be the quotas of the "several counties and places until other quotas are appointed "in like manner."

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to ascertain and fix that the number of militia-men who shall serve for each county in Scotland shall be the number specified in the schedule hereunto annexed, such numbers amounting in the whole to ten thousand men; and which schedule Her Majesty is pleased to direct shall be taken as part of this Order, and that this Order, with the schedule thereunto annexed, be published in the "Edinburgh Gazette," and be transmitted to the respective lieutenants of the said counties, in order that they may proceed upon the same in pursuance of the directions of the said Act of Parliament and the numbers so appointed by Her Majesty shall be the quotas of the several counties and places until other quotas are appointed in like manner.

C. C. Greville.

*The Militia (Scotland) Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 106.). Sections 26 and 27 of this Act were repealed by the Militia (Voluntary Enlistment) Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 69), which was repealed by the Militia Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 49); but as to these Orders in Council see Section 19 of the Act of 1875 and Section 54 (5) of that of 1882.

1854.

This Order was published in the "Edinburgh Gazette," October 10,