[From Brown's Directory, 1894]

Surrogates for Granting Marriage Licences.

The fee for an ordinary marriage licence is 7s. 6d. ; and for a special licence, including fee to the Bishop’s Secretary, £6 6s.; which licence of the Bishop may, as he see fit, grant for solemnization of marriage according to the rites of the Church of England, in any chapel duly licensed for the celebration of divine worship. The following is the 7th clause of the Isle of Man Marriage Act, 1819 : — -" And be enacted that no licence of marriage shall, from and after the promulgation of this Act, be granted by the Bishop, Vicar-General, or Surrogate, or person having authority to grant such licence, to solemnize any marriage in any other church or chapel than in the parish church, and chapel duly licensed by the Bishop for that purpose. of or belonging to the parish within which the usual place of abode of one of the persons to be married shall have been for the space of thirty days immediately before the granting of such licence.

Manx Legislature and Officials.

The Lieutenant-Governor, His Excellency Spencer Walpole, Esq., 24th April, 1882. — £1,800 and residence.

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Lord Bishop — Right Rev Norman Dumenil John Straton , D.D., installed May 28th, 1892. — About £2,000 and residence.

Attorney-General — Sir James Gill, 16th May, 1866 ; called to the Manx Bar, 16th January, 1845. — £1,000.

First Deemster — Sir William Leece Drinkwater, MA., 26th May, 1855 ; called to the English Bar 9th June, 1837 ; appointed second Deemster 30th October, 1817. — £1,000.

Second Deemster — John Frederick Gill, 11th January, 1884. — £1,000.

Clerk of the Rolls — Alured Dumbell, 4th April, 1883 ; called to the Manx Bar April, 1858. — £1,000.

Receiver-General — William James Anderson, 24th September, 1886 — £230.

Archdeacon — Joshua Hughes-Games, D.C.L. ; Instituted 3rd June, 1886. — £700, glebe and residence.

Vicar-General — Samuel Harris, 23rd February, 1881.

HOUSE OF KEYS.

GLANFABA — Thomas Kneen, T. Fisher, J. Joughin
PEEL — Joseph Mylchreest.
MICHAEL — J. Kelly and J. C. Crellin.
AYRE — T. Allen, R. Collett, and D. Cormode.
GARFF — R. Williamson and T. Corlett.
RAMSEY — J. R. Cowell.
MIDDLE — R. Penketh, D. Maitland, and A. W. Moore.
DOUGLAS — North : — J. S. Goldie-Taubman (Speaker), J. A Mylrea, and J. T. Cowell. South : — J. J. Goldsmith and R. S. Stephen.
RUSHEN — W. A. Stevenson, E Martin, and W. Quine.
CASTLETOWN — James Mylchreest.

Secretary — J. C. LaMothe. — £100.

Government Chaplains — Rev E. Ferrier (£110) ; Rev J. Corlett (£100).

Salaries of Manx Officials.

Highway Board.

(To serve until the 5th July, 1895.)

Col. W. J. Anderson (chairman), J. H. Cowell, J. A. Mylrea, Thomas Allen, G. H. Quayle, and P. Cadman.

Secretary — C. T. C. Callow, advocate.

LICENCES ISSUED BY THIS BOARD.

Surveyors of Highroads.

Surveyor-General — Edward Corteen.

Isle of Man Harbours.

HARBOUR BOARD (to serve until July 5th, 1896).

Col. Anderson (Receiver-General), chairman ; T. Allen, John Joughin, T. Kneen, and W. A. Stevenson.
Engineer — J. Walker, M. Inst., C.E. (1883).
Secretary — Matthew M. Bridson (£150).
Clerk — J. Morrison.

HARBOUR MASTERS.

Douglas — C. B. Quane. (£100) ;
Assistant do., John H. Corris (£85) ;
Inspector of Boats, H. Morton, £70.

Castletown — James Kewish (£70).

Peel — James Morrison (£70) ;
Assistant do., William Cashen (£60).

Port St Mary — T. Qualtrough (£70).

Ramsey — Thomas Bryden (£180).

Derbyhaven — Thomas Sansbury (£120).

Port Erin — Harbour Master and Collector of Dues, Henry Cooil (1132).

Laxey — T. Wales.

Asylums Board.

(Poor Asylum and Lunatic Asylum), elected to serve until July 5th, 1894, John S. Goldie-Taubman (chairman) ; The Receiver General ; J. A. Mylrea, T. Fisher, and J. C. Crellin.#

Medical Superintendent, Treasurer and Secretary, Dr. William Richardson. Henry Cowin.

#(The member sof the Asylums Board also form the Assessment Board. Mr C. T. C. Callow is the clerk.)

Trustees of Common Lands.

GLANFABA SHEADING — John Kermode, Kionslieu, Patrick.
MICHAEL SHEADING — J. Q. Cannell, Ballacarnane-beg.
AYRE SHEADING — W. Christian, Ballacorey, Andreas.
GARFF SHEADING — Edward Kerruish, Cardle.Voar, Maughold.
MIDDLE SHEADING — I. Cannell, Ballawillan Baldwin.
RUSHEN SHEADING — T. Fisher, H-K., Castletown.

Secretary — Henry Kelly, Ballaqueeney, Rushen.

Marriage Registration Districts.

CASTLETOWN — Parishes of Santon, Malew, Arbory, and Rushen. Registrar, High-Bailiff Gell. Deputy, C. B. Bickerstaff.

DOUGLAS — Parishes of Marown, Lonan, Conchan, and Braddan. Registrar, Claude Cannell, Advocate, November 24, 1866.

PEEL — Parishes of Patrick, German, Michael, and Ballaugh. Registrar, High-Bailiff, Laughton.

RAMSEY — Parishes of Jurby, Andreas, Bride, Lezayre, and Maughold. Registrar, High-Bailiff LaMothe, March 23,1880.

Districts for Registration of Births, Deaths, and Vaccinations.

CASTLETOWN. — The town of Castletown. Registrar High Bailiff Gell. Deputy, C. B. Bickerstaff.

MALEW — Parish of Santon, and so much of the parish of Malew as is not comprised in Castletown. Registrar, Thos. Tyson, Ballasalla, June 1, 1878.

ARBORY — Parishes of Arbory and Rushen. Registrar, M. Pollard, Port St. Mary, June 1, 1878.

DOUGLAS — Town of Douglas and parish of Conchan. Registrar, Claude Cannell, Advocate, November 24, 1866. Deputy, Stanley Cannell.

LONAN — Parish of Lonan. Registrar, J. T. Cowin, Minorca, Laxey.

BRADDAN- — So much of the parish of Braddan as is not comprised in Douglas, and parish of Marown. Registrar G. Hogg, Union Mills.

PEEL — Parish of German, and so much of the parish of Patrick as is comprised in the town of Peel. Registrar, High-Bailiff Laughton.

PATRICK — So much of the parish of Patrick as is not comprised in the town of Peel. Registrar, J. E. Cashin, Foxdale. Village, G. A. Whittaker.

MICHAEL — parish of Michael. Registrar, J. Sayle.

BALLAUGH — Parish of Ballaugh. Registrar, W. Teare.

RAMSEY — Parish of Maughold, and so much of the parish of Lezayre as is comprised in the town of Ramsey. Registrar, High-Bailiff Laughton March 23, 1880

ANDREAS — Parishes of Jurby. Andreas, and Bride. Registrar, W. Kneale, Andreas, June 1, 1878.

LEZAYRE — So much of the parish of Lezayre as is not comprised in the town of Ramsey. Registrar, Ambrose H. Smith, Sulby, June 1, 1878.

Civil Registry of Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Vaccinations.

REGISTRAR-GENERAL Claude Cannell, Douglas.

Civil Registry of Births and Marriages, &c.

Registrar.General — Cannell.

Deputy-Registrar, Castletown — High Bailiff Gell.

Deputy.Registrar, Ramsey — High Bailiff, LaMotbe.

Deputy-Registrar, Peel — High Bailiff Laughton.

Registry of Deeds, Douglas.

REGISTRAR- — High Bailiff Harris, 22nd June, 1864.

DEPUTY-REGISTRAR Frank J. Johnson.

CHIEF CLERK — Lewis Clague.

The Registrar of Deeds is, under the Companies’ Act, 1865, ex-officio Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Friendly and Building Societies.

Adulteration Acts, Isle of Man.

John F, Terry, Government Inspector.

Douglas — — John Caine, Assistant Inspector.
Castletown. — Wm. Cain, Ditto
Ramsey — J. Cannell, Assistant Inspector. 
Peel — Robt. Boyde, Ditto 

Inspectors under Dangerous Goods Act.

Lieut.-Colonel Freeth
John F. Terry.

Inspector under the Brewers’ Act.

The Collector of Customs.- — W. H. Holmes.

Regulator of Weights and Measures.

John F. Terry. No Salary attached. Remunerated by costs recovered in prosecution.

High-Bailiff.

--When appointed — their salaries.

CASTLETOWN — -J. S. Gell, 25th May, 1892. £200 per annum.
DOUGLAS — Samuel Harris, 8th March. 1864. £450 per annum.
PEEL — A. N. Laughton 22nd Dec., 1884. £200 per annum.
RAMSEY — J. C. LaMothe, 23rd March, 1880. £230 per annum.

Amounts up to £1 14s. 3½d. are recoverable at the High-Bailiffs’ Courts.

Sumners.

Sumner-General John Quayle, Esq.
Kirk Maughold J. Kennedy
Lonan, Onchan, Braddan, Santon, Malew W. M. Kerruish
Marown Jos. Lewin
Arbory W. J. Curphey
Kirk Christ Rushen T. Callister
,, Patrick W. Kermode
,, German W. Kermode
,, Michael John Sayle
,, Andreas T. Kneale
,, Bride J. Kennedy
Ballaugh John Stephen
Jurby T. Kneale
Lezayre J. Kennedy

Coroners for Inquests of Death.

The High.Bailiffs of the several Districts within their jurisdiction.

Revising Advocates.

Glanfaba, Peel, and Michael. John Kelly
Middle and Douglas C. T. C. Callow
Ayre, Garff, and Ramsey. . J. C. LaMothe
Rushen and Castletown . . . H E. Gelling

The Militia.

CAPTAINS OF THE PARISHES.

7th V.B. (The King’s) Liverpool Regiment.

(ISLE OF MAN VOLUNTEERS).

Rifles (attached to 6th Volunteer Batallion Liverpool).
1st Corps — Douglas,
Captain — .
Hon. Major — Robert Swan Stephen.
1st Lient — J. A. Dearden ;
2nd Lieut — H. B. C. Callow.
Acting-Surgeon — T. A. Woods, M.D.
Acting-Chaplain — Rev. E. B. Savage, M.A.
Sergt.-Instructor — S. Machin.

Town Commissioners’ Officials.

DOUGLAS. —
Clerk — Thos. H. Nesbitt.
Sanitary Inspector and Surveyor — T. G. Taylor.

Assistant Surveyor — H. Brainsby.
Deputy Clerk — A. Robertson.
Clerk Water Department — R. L. Cain.
Overseer Water Department — J. Caugherty.
Car and Market Iinspector — W. J. Coole.
Out-door Overseer — J. Callow.
Douglas Head Inspector — W. Quirk.

RAMSEY. —
Clerk — J. Bell.
Assistant Clerk — T. W. Anderson.
Surveyor — J. J. Kissack.

CASTLETOWN. —
Clerk and Inspector — R. Clarke.

PEEL. —
Clerk — G. Cannell.

PORT ERIN. —
Clerk — J. Quilliam.

PORT ST. MARY. —
Clerk — T. Callister.

Officers of H. M. Customs.

District Collector and Surveyor — Wm. H. Holmes.

PORT OF DOUGLAS, including Laxey. —
First Clerk — G. A. M’Cammon ;
Examining Officer and to assist as Clerk — William James Montgomery ;
Examining Officer — George Barnes ;
Out-door Officers — 2nd class. B. W. Harnett, D. Craig, and Thos. E. Marrs•
Boatmen — J. C. Quayle and M. D.Wilkie.

PORT OF RAMSEY —
Superintendent . — J. H. Morton ;
Out-door Officers — 1st Class — fl. U. James.

PORT OF CASTLETOWN, including Port St. Mary, Port Erin, and Derbyhaven.
Principal Coast Officer — 1st Class, J. Clague.

CREEK OF PEEL —
Principal Coast Officer — lst Class, D. H. F. Carter.

Manx Customs Revenue.

(Since change of Constitution in 1866.

Law Society.

Established 1825.

Sir James Gell, President. A. N. Laughton, Vice-President.

COMMITTEE, (May, 1893) : —

Deemster Gill, C. Cannell,
C. B. Nelson, F. Browne,
G. A. Ring, C. T. C. Callow.
J.J. Creer, T. Kneen.

Secretary, Treasurer, and Librarian : F. Browne.

Hall of the Society : No. 20, Athol.street, Douglas.

Notaries Public.

DOUGLAS — James Spittall, Claude Cannell. B.Æ, John Quayle, J. A. Mylrea, W. F. Dickinson.

CASTLETOWN — Henry E. Gelling, J. Fred. Gill, James Mylchreest.

RAMSEY — Robert J. Kelly, J. C. LaMothe, J. J. Gell, Chas. Banks Nelson J. M. Cruickshank,

PEEL — J. Kelly, Albert E. LaMothe, A. N. Laughton.

Licensing Courts.

Yearly sessions of these Courts are held for each High-Bailiff’s district in the several towns between the 12th March and the 12th April, for the purpose of granting certificates to qualify persons to obtain licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors, for the year commencing on the 12th May following. Special sessions are held as occasion may require. One month’s previous notice of the yearly session, and one week’s notice of a special session of the Court is given by the High-Bailiff.

Each Court is composed of the following persons : — The High-Bailiff, President. The Justices of the Peace resident in the district. The Rectors, Vicars, and Captains of the Parishes in the district. Of whom five form a quorum. The Appeal from this Court is to the Governor.

Justices of the Peace Courts.

The present Commission of the Peace is dated Nov. 11, 1867. The dates are those of the first appointment of the persons named as Justices. By it. Members of the Council and High Bailiffs are ex officio Justices. Only the Members of the Council named below have qualified under the Commission

Sir Jas. Gell, Attorney-General. MC., 1854 ; Chairman, 1879.
Samuel Harris, High-Bailiff of Douglas, 1861.
Alured Dumbell, Clerk of the Rolls, MC., 1880.
John S. Goldie-Taubman, The Nunnery, 1861.
Alex. Dalton Thellusson, Mount Aldyn, 1875.
Arthur W. Moore, Cronkbourne, 1877.
E. J. Dickson, Castletown, 1880.
W. J. Anderson, Cooley Lodge, Michael and Douglas, 1880.
Ernest Thellusson, Ramsey, 1880.
John Quayle, Crogga, 1880.
C. H. E. Cowle, Andreas, 1880.
Robert Corrin, Peel
J. C. Crellin, H.K., Orrysdale, Michael.
R. Farrant, Greeba, Marown.
H. T. Graves, Peel.
H. B. Noble, Villa Marina, Douglas.
Leigh Goldie-Taubman, The Nunnery, Douglas.
J. A. Brereton.
Robert Corlett.
J. A. Mylrea, H.K. , Douglas.
R. Penketh, H.K.
A. N. Laughton, H.B.. Peel.
R. S. Stephen, H.K., Spring Valley, Douglas.
G. Drinkwater.
J. Fisher, H.K., Balladoole, Castletown.
James Hardie.
D. Maithland, HK., Union Mills, Braddan.
A. Bruce, Douglas.
Joseph Mylchreest. H.K., Whitehouse, Michael.
W.A. Stevenson, H.K , Castletown.

Clerks to the Justices. —

Castletown : J. F. Gill, 6th November, 1869, £40
Douglas: James Spittall, 1st May, 1855. £60.
Peel : John Kelly, 1st May, 1855.
Ramsey : Robert James Kelly, 5th April, 1864. £40.

Courts of Petty Sessions are held in each town fortnightly.

Setting Quests of Abbey Lands.

German — John Cain, John Crellin, Thomas C. Kermode, Thomas C. S. Moore.
Lezayre — John Cottier, Edward C. Corlett, Fred S. Fellet, William Dawson.
Lonan — William Quilleash, John Kewley, Robert Kelly, James Kelly.
Braddan — William Joseph Cain, Robert F. Lewin, K. Quilliam, Thomas Edward Quine.
Malew — Thomas Bridson, Robert Radcliffe, Edward Martin, Robert Corkill.
Rushen — Thomas Callister, John Moore, Robert Gelling, Daniel Lace.

Setting Quests of the Lord’s Lands in the Island.

Patrick — John Quirk, Radcliffe Gell, Thomas Corlett.
German — Hugh Kaighen, Edward Collister, C. J. Wattleworth, William Kelly.
Marown — James Cretney, Thomas Kelly, Richard Gelling, Robert Cretney. Michael — John Q. Cannell, William Henry Corjeag, Jno. J. Cannon, Jno. W. Cain. Jurby — John Kelly, John Kneen, John Kelly, John Cashen.
Ballaugh — John Gawne, Jno. Teare. William Kaighen, John Cannell.
Andreas — James Martin, William Christian, William Radcliffe, Jno. J. Joughin.
Bride — Daniel Teare, Jno. William Vondy, Daniel Joughin, William Joughin. Lezayre — Robert Cowley, Fred S Tellet, Jno. Cowen, Edward C. Corlett. Maughold — Edward Corteen, Robert Kerruish, John Kerruish, Thomas Callow.
Lonan — Thomas Moore, Jno. Fargher, Edward J. Cowley, William Fargher.
Onchan — Daniel Callister, John Cain, Robert Cain, James Christian.
Braddan — Edward Quine, Robert G. Kelly, Isaac Cannell, Jno. Quayle.
Santon — Thomas Bridson, Robert Moore, William Moore, Christopher Kissack.
Malew — Thomas Bridson, Robert. Radcliffe, Edward Martin, Robert Corkill.
Arbory — Jno. Moore, Henry Crebbin, Robert Cubbon, George Moore.
Rushen — John Sansbury, Henry Kelly, Thomas Kneen, John William Moore.

Setting Quests of Baronies.

Bangor and Sabal — Stephen Quane, J. Kennaugh, Radcliffe Gell, Walter Gell.
St. Trinion’s — Thomas Kelly, James Cretney, Richard Gelling, Robert Cretney.

Manorial Courts.

The Courts meet twice yearly, in Spring and Autumn, at the several towns and at Kirk Michael.

Seneschal of Crown Manors — George Drinkwater. B.A., August, 1889.

Steward of Bishop’s Barony — Sir James Gell, 15th December, 1833, re-appointed by present Bishop, 28th August, 1877.

Agent to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests — George Drinkwater, BA., August. 1889.