Parties may apply in a sentinary manner for the indulgence of the court of exchequer, which is empowered by privy seal, at the coin mencemetit of every reign, to compound or discharge any flues, issues, uncreiaments, or recognizance's, according to the circumstances of each case; and until the statute of 3 & 4 WilL IV. c. 99, such applications passed through this office. By that statute, the office of the lord treasurer's reinewbrancer was, with the offices connected therewith, abolished. l'art of the duties of this Wilco hail been previously trans ferred to other offices, part ceased by the Act, and the remainder are performed by the queen's retnenibmneer.
III. The reset:Jahr-sneer of the first fruits office receives the bisheps' returus of institutions, takes all compositions and bowie for payment of first fruits and tenths, and makes process against all such persona as do not pay the same.
IV. Itementhmneer of the City of London. The ditties of this officer are those of agent for the corporation in parliament, and at the council and treasury boards. He gives a daily attendance at the houses of parliament during every session, to examine all bills and proceedings of the houses of lords and commons, and to report on such as may be likely to affect the interest or privileges of the city. For this purpose, the officers of both houses of parliament give him facilities of admission and attendance; and, for the purpose of identification by them, he sometimes wears a medal with the arms of the city. Ilia duty is
further to take the necessary steps to procure the presentation of rill addressee and resolutions of the corporation to the sovereign and all the branches of the royal family : to make copies of the addresses and deliver the same, and to attend the sheriffs, when the appointment is made to receive the address or resolution, and the corporation, when the some is presented : to engross all petitions of the corporation to be presented to either house of parliament : to make and deliver copies, and to attend when the petitions are presented. If the petition bo to the house of lords, the remembrancer, with the sheriffs, waits on some peer of parliament, and requests him to present it. He has to give the city members and the sheriff(' notice when petitions are to be prevented to the house of commend : tU make applications for obtaining, and, when received, to distribute, the city impoeta for duties on wine, an allowance made by the lords of the treasury, the origin of which is not known. The earliest entry of its being made is about the year 1680. The sum allowed is 100/. leis., which is distributed in different propor tions amongst tho lord mayor, aldermen, recorder, sheriffs, common serjeant, chamberlain, town-clerk, remembrancer, and sword-bearer. (' Second Report on Aluuicffq,al Corporations of England and Wales,' 1S37.)