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Chapels of the United Church of England and Ireland," in case we should be of opinion that its provisions have any bearing on these questions.

In obedience to your commands we have the honour to report, that we are of opinion that the provisions of the Act will acquire legal validity if the assent of the Crown were given thereto; and that neither members of the licensed clergy and laity meeting in assembly in the manner provided by Section 1 of the Act, nor the Bishop presiding thereat, would be liable to any legal penalty.

Commission We are further of opinion that if any established under Section 3 of the Act were to impose the penalty of suspension from a benefice under Section 3, the clergyman so suspended would not have any legal remedy against the members of the Commission or the Bishop on account of the invalidity of the Act.

(Signed)

J. D. HARDING.

A. E. COCKBURN.

RICHARD BETHELL.

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