Lord Chamberlain
an officer of state in England who has control of the establishment attached to the chapels royal; of officers and servants attached to the royal chambers, except of those of the bedchamber; and over the medical men of the household. The royal tradesmen are appointed by him. He directs all great royal ceremonies, receives all applications to attend levées and draw.. ing-rooms, superintends the royal wardrobe and the jewel house at the Tower, and licenses theaters and plays, his power extending to the cities of London and Westminster, and certain other parts of the metropolis, as well as to those places pla within which the sovereign may reside occasionally. The power of licensing theaters elsewhere belongs to the justices, LORD CHANCELLOR (England), the highest judicial officer of the Crown, law adviser to the Government, and Keeper of the Great Seal. He ranks next to the royal family and the Archbishop of Canterbury. Privy Councillor and member of the Cabinet, and a presiding officer of the House of Lords. He appoints all justices of the peace in the Kingdom and in general all judges of the Superior Courts except chief judges. Is also Chief Judge of the Court of Chancery.
The salary is £10,000 with an annuity of £5,000 on retirement from office.
LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE (England).
The official title of the Chief-Justice of LORD-LIEUTENANT the King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of Judication in England. While the King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer, the three superior courts, hold about equal power, yet the King's (or Queen's) has always enjoyed a certain pre-eminence, the Chief-Justice of that court having precedence over the Chief-Justice of Common Pleas and the Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The Lord Chief-Justice is a lord of Parliament, and in court and abroad is entitled to be addressed as "Lord."