It is now proposed without Bishop Alford's consent, to take away from him a certain part of the jurisdiction which he now exercises, and to create a new Bishop under the Act 5 & 6 Vict c. 6. and with this view, and for this purpose, it is proposed to revoke partially the former Order in Council, but to leave the Letters Patent & the Bishop unaltered.
It appears to us that the new Order in Council should not be passed without the consent of Bishop Alford to the limitation of his jurisdiction - assuming that jurisdiction was conferred on him by the former Order in Council and his Letters Patent, which incorporate those granted to Bishop Smith.
It appears to us, that while the See is full, no alteration in the limits of jurisdiction of the Bishops thereof should be made without the consent of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Victoria for the time being.
The Letters Patent should therefore, we think, be altered pro tanto with the consents before mentioned - Then the New Order in Council will be...