the road from the town of Guldeford, to the Directing Poft near the town of Farnham, in the county of Surrey. Private As. Anno 31 Georgii II. 1. An act to enable John earl of Sandwich, Wellbore Ellis efquire, and Thomas Potter efquire, to take in Great Britain, the oath of office as vice treasurer and receiver general and paymafter general of all his Majefty's revenues in the kingdom of Ireland; and to qualify themfelves for the enjoyment of the faid offices. 2. An act for transferring certain South Sea annuities, ftanding in the name of the late treasurer to the commiffioners for building fifty new churches, unto the refpective rectors of eight of those churches, and for vefting certain fites for churches purchafed by the faid commiffioners, in trustees, in order to fell the fame for the purposes therein mentioned. 3. An act to enable George Amyand and John Anthony Rucker of London, merchants, agents for the Embden Eaft India company, to fell and difpofe of the cargo of the fhip the Prince Ferdinand of Pruffia, to the united company of merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies, and to enable the faid united company to purchase land, fell, and difpofe of, the fame or any part thereof; and to impower the faid George Amyand and John Anthony Rucker, to make infurances upon the faid fhip and cargo. 4. An act to enable Mary Woollett fpinster (notwithstanding her infancy) upon her marriage with Robert Mead Wilmot efquire, to settle and convey her eftate and interest in certain meffuages, lands, and hereditaments, in the county of Kent, and in two feveral fums of two thoufand pounds, and three hundred pounds, to the uses in certain articles of agreement mentioned. 5. An act to diffolve the marriage of Godfrey Wentworth efquire, with Dorothea Pilkington his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 6. An act for dividing and inclofing certain waftes or commons called Brancepeth, and Stockley moors or commons, within the manor and parish of Brancepeth, in the county of Durham. 7. An act for dividing and inclofing certain open and common fields, in Great Glen, in the county of Leicester, called the Upper or North End Fields, and all the common pastures, common meadows, and common and wafte grounds, within the faid fields. 8. 9. An act for naturalizing George Clifford. An act for vefting the forefts and manors of Singleton and Charlton, and other manors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, in the counties of Suflex and Wilts, in trustees, and their heirs, upon the trufts therein mentioned, freed and difcharged from the eftates, uses, and trufts, to which the fame are at prefent fubject; and for other purposes therein mentioned. 10. An act for inclofing and dividing the moors and commons within the chapelry of Hamsterly, in the manor of Wolfingham, in the county of Durham. 11. An act for confirming a contract of leafe of mines between Charles duke of Queensborough and Dover, of the one part; and Ronald Crawfurd, James Crawfurd, and Daniel Telfer, of the other part; and for enabling the faid duke, and his heirs of entail, to grant leafes in b 2 terms terms of the faid contract. 12. An act to enable John earl of Egmont, in the kingdom of Ireland, to raife money for purchafing lands in Great Britain, for the purposes of his marriage fettlement by mortgage, instead of fale, of part of his Irish estate. 13. An act for felling divers lands and tenements, and shares of lands and tenements, in London, Middlefex, and Surrey, of and belonging to Ralph earl of Verney, in the kingdom of Ireland, Mary, countess of Verney, and Dame Henrietta Maria Clayton, respectively, and for laying out the money arifing by fuch fale in purchafing other lands and hereditaments to be fettled in lieu thereof. 14. An act to enable Sir Maurice Crosbie knight, or any future guardian of Francis Thomas earl of Kerry and Lixnaw, in the kingdom of Ireland, a minor, to discharge an incumbrance on certain collieries and coal mines in the county of Durham, part of the estate of the faid earl. 15. An act for carrying into execu tion, feveral contracts made by, or on behalf of, James late lord Bulkeley, in the kingdom of Ireland, in his life-time, for the fale of feveral lands and tenements, in the county of Anglesey; and for applying the purchase-money to discharge incumbrances affecting the fame. 16. An act for fettling the feveral charities of the hofpital and free school at Kirkleatham, in the county of York, of the foundation of Sir William Turner knight, deceased, and the poffeffions and revenues thereunto belonging, pursuant to the will and codicil of Cholmley Turner, late of Kirkleatham aforefaid, efquire, deceased. 17. An act to enable Charles Bagot, now called Charles Chefter, and his fons, to take the furname of Chester, and for carrying an agreement, therein mentioned, into execution. 18. An act for vefting in William Read efquire, and his heirs, feveral intailed eftates in the county of York, in order that the fame may be fold; and for the fettling another estate in the faid county of York, to the like ufes. 19. An act for vefting part of the lands, tenements, and hereditaments, fettled on the marriage of William Norris efquire, in the faid William Norris, and his heirs; and for fettling other lands in lieu thereof. 20. An act to veft part of the settled eftate of Penyfton Powney efquire, deceased, in trustees, to be fold, and to lay out the money arifing from the fale thereof, in real estates, to be fettled to the fame uses. 21. An act to diffolve the marriage of George Forfter Tuffnell efquire, with Elizabeth Forfter, his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 22. An act forestablishing agreements made between Charles Brandling efquire, and other perfons, proprietors of lands, for laying down a waggon way, in order for the better fupplying the town and neighbourhood of Leeds, in the county of York, with coals. 23. An act to confirm and establish articles of agreement for dividing and inclosing feveral open and common fields in Ottringham, in the county of York. 24. An act for confirming and establishing articles of agreement for dividing and inclofing the open common fields, common meadow, commons and waste grounds, in the townships of Brompton and Sawden, in the parish of Brompton, in the north riding of the county or York. 25. An act for establishing and con firming articles of agreement for dividing and inclosing two stinted pastures or commons called Settle Banks, High Scarr, and Scaleber within the township of Settle, in the county of York. 26. An act for dividing and inclofing Newton Moor or Newton Common, within the manor of Newton cum Benningbrough, in the county of York. 27. An act for dividing and inclofing 28. An act for dividing and allotting 30. An act for dividing and inclofing 31. An act for dividing and inclosing the common fields, common paftures, common meadows, common grounds, and wafte grounds, in the manor and lordship of Woodford, otherwife Halfe Woodford, in the county of Northampton. -32. An act for dividing and inclofing the common, open, and arable fields, and common meadows, in the manor and parish of Hareby, in the county of Lincoln. 33. An act for dividing and inclofing the open and common fields, common meadows, common ground, and wafte grounds, in the manor and parish of Helmdon, in the county. of Northampton. 34. An act for confirming and establishing articles of agreement for dividing and inclofing certain common fields within the manor of Wilnecote, in the county of Warwick; and alfo for erecting and working one or more fire engine or fire engines, for the more effectual draining the coal mines in the faid manor. 35. An act for dividing and inclofing certain open and common fields, in the hamlet, township, or village of Upton, in the parish of Blewbury, in the county of Berks. 36. An act for confirming and establishing certain articles of agreement, for dividing and inclofing the open common fields in the parish of Edithwefton, in the county of Rutland. 37. An act for naturalizing Anthony Fonblanque, and Nicholas Baptift Aubert. 38. An act for naturalizing John Baptift D'abbadie. 39. An act for feparating Lawrence earl Ferrers, from Mary countess Ferrers his wife, for the cruelty of the said earl; and for fettling a maintenance for the faid countess, out of the estate of the said earl. 40. An act to enable the dean and chapter of the collegiate church of Saint Peter at Westminster, and their fucceffors, to make and grant unto James Mallors a leafe or leafes of certain pieces of ground, meffuages, tenements, and hereditaments, comprized within certain limits, for a longer term of years than b3 they they are at prefent enabled to grant. 41. An act for fale of the eftates of Marmaduke Gwynne efquire, in the county of Pembroke, to discharge incumbrances affecting the fame, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 42. An act for naturalizing John Knight. Anno 32 Georgii II. Cap. r. To continue, for a limited time, an act made in the last feffion of parliament, intituled, An act to permit the importation of falted beef, pork, and butter, from Ireland, for a limited time, and to amend the faid act. Cap. 2. To continue, for a farther time, the prohibition of the exportation of corn, malt, meal, flour, bread, bifcuit, and starch; and also to continue, for a farther time, the prohibition of the making of low wines and fpirits from wheat, barley, malt, or any other fort of grain, or from meal or flour; and to prohibit, for a limited time, the making of low wines and fpirits from bran. Cap. 3. For granting an aid to his Majefty by a land tax to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine. Cap. 4. For continuing and granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty nine. Cap. 5: For punishing mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their within the town and borough of Southwark, and the several parishes of Saint Saviour, Saint Mary at Newington, Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Chrift Church, SaintMary Lambeth, and Saint Mary at Rotherhith, in the county of Surrey, and the feveral precincts and liberties of the fame; and for extending the powers and provifions of the faid act to fuch part of the eaftern half of the hundred of Brixton, in the faid county, as is not included in the faid act. Cap. 7. To indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themfelves for offices and employments within the time limited by law; and for allowing further time for that purpose. Cap. 8. For taking off the prohibition of the exportation of corn, malt, meal, flour, bread, biscuit, and ftarch. Cap. 9. For the regulation of his Majefty's marine forces while on fhore. Cap. 10. For granting to his Majefty a fubfidy of poundage upon certain goods and merchandizes to be imported into this kingdom; and an additional inland duty on coffee and chocolate; and for raifing the fum of fix millions fix hundred thousand pounds, by way of annuities and a lottery, to be charged on the faid fubfidy and additional inland duty. Cap. 11. To permit the free importation of cattle from Ireland for a limited time. Cap. 12. To difcontinue, for a limited time, the duties payable upon tallow imported from Ireland. Cap. 13. For draining and preferving certain fen lands and low grounds in the parishes of Somer-. ham, and Pidley with Fenton, and the parish of Colne, in the county of Huntingdon. Cap. 14. For the more regular and eafy eafy collecting, accounting for, and paying, of poft fines, which shall be due to the crown, or to grantees thereof under the crown; and for the ease of sheriffs in respect to the fame. Cap. 15. For the better prefervation of the turnpike roads in that part of Great Britain called Scotland. Cap. 16. To continue, amend, explain, and render more effectual, an act made in the fixth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, for the better regulation of laftage and ballaftage in the river Thames, and to prevent putting of rubbish, alhes, dirt, or foil, into the faid river, and in the ftreets, paffages, and kennells, in London, and in the fuburbs thereof in Middlefex, and in Westminster, and fuch part of the dutchy of Lancaster as is in Middlefex; and for allowing a certain quantity of dung, compoft, earth, or foil, to be yearly shipped as ballaft from the layftalls in London on board any collier or coafting vef fel. Cap. 17. For obviating a doubt with refpect to the fummoning of perfons for offences committed against, or forfeitures incurred by, the laws of excise. Cap. 18. To continue fo much of an act made in the nineteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, as relates to the further punishment of perfons going armed or disguised, in defiance of the laws of customs or excife; and to the relief of the officers of the customs in informations upon feizures; and to appropriate certain penalties mentioned in an act made in the laft feffion of parliament, for the due making of bread; and to regulate the price and affize thereof; and to punish perfons who shall adulterate meal, flour, or bread. Cap. 19. To explain and amend an act paffed in the thirtieth year of his prefent Majefty's reign, for granting to his Majefty feveral rates and duties upon indentures, leafes, bonds, and other deeds; and upon news papers, advertisements, and almanacks; and upon licences for retailing wine; and other purposes in the faid act mentioned; fo far as the fame relates to fome provisions with regard to licences for retailing wine; and to preserve the privileges of the two universities in that part of Great Britain called England, with respect to licences for retailing wine. Cap. 20. For enforcing the execution of the laws relating to the militia; and for removing certain difficulties, and preventing, inconveniencies, attending, or which may attend, the fame. Cap. 21. For applying the money granted in this feffion of parliament, towards defraying the charge of pay and cloathing for the militia from the thirty first day of December, one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight, to the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand feven hundred and fixty. Cap. 22. For adding certain annuities granted in the year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty seven, to the joint stock of three per centum annuities, confolidated by the acts of the twenty fifth, twenty eighth, and twenty ninth, years of his prefent Majefty's reign; and for carrying the feveral duties therein mentioned to the finking fund; and for charging the annuities on fingle lives, granted in the year one thousand feven hundred and fifty feven, on the produce of the faid fund. Cap. 23. To continue feveral laws therein mentioned, relating to the allowing a drawback of the duties upon the exportation of copper bars imported; to the encouragement of the filk manufactures; and b 4 for |