The most recent remarkable instance of excommunication was that of the celebrated Mr. Michael Scales, who, in Trinity Term, 1829, was excommunicated for brawling in the church of St. Mary, Stratford Bow, in the county of Middlesex; and in this case Dr. Lushington, in delivering judgment said, "In the year 1813 an act was passed effecting an alteration by changing the punishment annexed to the penalty of excommunication; the court, however, is not released from passing a sentence of excommunication, but the consequences of that sentence are very different from what they were before the passing of the 53 George III, chap. 127. Since the passing of that statute the ancient punishment of excommunication is taken away--the person excommunicated incurs no civil penalties except such imprisonment as the court, in the exercise of its discretion, may think proper to direct, not exceeding six months." Mr. Scales was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, but the King's Advocate (Sir Herbert Jenner Fust) said that he would rest contented with the sentence of the court without proceeding to enforce its further execution. A full account of this case will be found in Dr. Haggard's "Consistory Reports," vol. ii, p. 566. /# 1691.--"Spent at 2 ffaires for the arresting of Wormington and p'cureing a bond," 18s. 8d. 1693.--"Paid for the prayers for their ma'ties fleete," 6d. This was probably during an expedition of William III against France. 1703.--"Paid Mr. Cook for printing his sermon," £4. 15s. 1708.--"Ordered (in December) that £5 be paid to Mr. Taylor, the curate, for preaching a sermon every sacrament day in the afternoon since Easter last." 1720.--"Paid for the use of a pillion," 1s. 6d. "For a litter from Oxon," 2-1/2d.