72. An A&t for the Increase and Prefervation of Timber in Dean and New Forefts.

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73. An Act to improve the Land Revenue of the Crown in England, and alfo of His Majefty's Duchy of Lancaster.

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74. An Act for the better Collection of the Duties on Malt made in Great Britain. 233

75. Aa Act for providing fuitable Interment in Church-yards or Pa rochial Burying Grounds in England, for fuch dead Human Bodies as may be caft on Shore from the Sea, in Cafes of Wreck or otherwife. 243

76. An Act for raifing the Sum of Ten Millions Five hundred thoufand Pounds by way of Annuities.

247 77. An Act to enable His Majefty to veft the Right of Appointment of Maiter of the Free School of Londonderry in the City and County of Londonderry, in the Bishop of Derry for the Time being.

Ibid.

73. An A&t to grant to His Majefty Duties upon Malt made in Ire land, and upon Spirits made or diftilled in Ireland; and to allow certain Drawbacks on the Exportation thereof. 248 79. An Act to amend the Two Acts for the collecting of the Malt Duties in Ireland, and regulating the Trade of a Maltfter. 254 8c. An Act to continue until the Fifth Day of July One thoufand eight hundred and nine, and to amend feveral Acts for granting certain Rates and Duties, and for allowing certain Drawbacks and Bounties on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported into and exported from Ireland; and to grant new Duties on the Importation of Eaft India Sugar and Foreign Spirits; and to reduce the Duty on British Plantation Coffee imported. 258 81. An Act to amend the feveral Acts for the regulating and fecuring the Collection of the Duty on Spirits diftilled in Ireland. Ibid. 82. An Act to make perpetual and to amend feveral Acts for the better regulating the iffuing and granting of Permits and Certifi cates, for the Conveyance and Protection of certain Excifeable Goods in Ireland.

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83. An Act for railing the Sum of Seven hundred and fifty thou fand Pounds by way of Annuities for the Service of Ireland. 270 84. An Act for amending and rendering more effectual an Act, paffed in the laft Seffion of Parliament, to make more effectual Provifion for the Prevention of Smuggling, and for regulating the Periods for cancelling and delivering up certain Eonds relating to the Revenue of Customs.

Ibid. 85. An A&t to regulate the Trade between Great Britain and the United States of America until the End of the next Seffion of Parliament.

275 86. An Act to revive and continue until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and nine, an Act of the Thirty-ninth Year of His prefent Majefty, for the more effectual Encouragement of the British Fisheries.

Ibid.

87. An Act for repealing the Rates and Taxes taken by licenfed Hackney Coachmen, and for eftablishing others in lieu thereof; and for amending feveral Laws relating to Hackney Coaches. 276 88. An Act to reftrain the Negotiation of Promiffory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange, under a limited Sum in England. 281 89. An Act for enabling the Commiffioners appointed to examine

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Accounts of Publick Expenditure in the Barrack Office, more fpeedily and effectually to inveftigate the faid Accounts. Page 285 90. An Act to enable the Commiffioners for auditing Publick Accounts, and the Commiflioners for the Affairs of Barracks refpectively, to fend and receive Letters and Packets on the Bufiness of their Offices free of Postage. 287 91. An Act for enabling the Commiffioners appointed to examine Accounts of Publick Expenditures in the Wet Indies, more fpeedily and effectually to inveftigate the faid Accounts. 92. An Act to repeal fo much of an Act, made in the Forty-feventh Year of His prefent Majefty, for charging the Sum of Twelve Millions two hundred thousand Pounds, raised for the Service of Great Britain for the Year One thoufand eight hundred and feven, upon the Duties of Cuftoms and Excife granted to His Majesty, during the Continuance of the prefent War, as relates to Money iffued for Charges of Management of Stock redeemed. 289 93. An Act to repeal fo much of an Act of the First Year of King James the First, as relates to the Penalties on Shooting at Hares; and alfo to repeal an Act of the Third Year of King George the First, relating to Gamekeepers.

290 94. An Act for repealing fo much of an Act made in the Parliament of Scotland, in the Fourth Seffion of the Firft Parliament of Queen Anne, intituled, Aa for preferving the Game, as relates to the Shooting of Hares.

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95. An Act for continuing, until the First Day of August One thoufand eight hundred and eleven, an Act of the Forty-fifth year of His prefent Majefty, for allowing, under certain Reftrictions, the bringing a limited Quantity of Coals, Culm, or Cinders, to London and Wefminfter, by Inland Navigation. 96. An Act for the better Care and Maintenance of Lunaticks, being Paupers or Criminals in England.

Ibid.

Ibid.

97. An Act to enable the Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury, to iffue Exchequer Bills, on the Credit of fuch Aids or Supplies as have been or fhall be granted by Parliament for the Service of Great Britain for the Year One thoufand eight hundred and eight. 304 98. An Act for letting to Farm the Duties on Horfes hired by the Mile or Stage, to be used in travelling, and on Horfes hired for a lefs Period of Time than Twenty-eight Days, for drawing Carriages ufed in travelling Poft, or otherwife, in Great Britain, and for better ecuring the faid Duties.

305 99. An & for depofiting Prize Goods liable to Duty in Warehoufes under the Care of the Officers of the Cuftoms and Excise, and for reducing Spirits condemned as Prize to a proper Strength, for Home Confumption.

312 100. An Act for extending the Provifions of an Act made in the Forty-feventh Year of His prefent Majefty, fo far as refpects the Payment of Prize Money arifing from Captures made by Foreign in Conjunction with British Ships, to Captures made by the Land Forces of Foreign States in Conjunction with the British. 315 101. An Act for extinguishing the Right of Way over a Lane or Road leading across the Exercifing Ground in front of Chatham Lines, and for vefting the Soil thereof in His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors. Ibid. 102. An,

102. An Act for appointing Commiffioners for carrying into Execu tion an Act of this Seffion of Parliament, for granting to His Majetty a Duty on Penfions and Offices in England; and an Act made in the Thirty-eighth Year of His prefent Majefty, for granting an Aid to His Majefty by a Land Tax, to be raifed in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One thoufand feven hundred and nicety-eight. Page 315 103. An Act for further extending the Provifions of feveral Acts, for eftablishing the Bank of Ireland; and for empowering the Governor and Company of the faid Bank, to advance the Sum of One Million two hundred and fifty thoufand Pounds, Irish Currency, towards the Service of the Year One thoufand eight hundred and eight.

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104. An A&t for the better Regulation of Pilots, and of the Pilotage of Ships and Veffels navigating the British Seas. 324 105. An Act to authorize His Majefly, until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and nine, to make Regulations refpecting the Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope.

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106. An Act to remedy the Inconvenience which has arifen, aud may arife, from the Expiration of Acts, before the palling of Acts to continue the fame.

Ibid. 107. An Act to enable the Secretary at War to enforce the making of Returns from Clerks of Subdivifious, and others, in relation to Fines, Half Bounties, and Refidues of Sums due under certain Acts relating to the Defence of the Realm, for the Purpose of directing the Distribution thereof to the Perfons entitled there

to.

355

108. An Act for carrying into complete Execution and Effect certain Provifions contained in an A&t paffed in the Forty-third Year of His prefent Majefty, for making Compenfation to the Patentee Officers of the Pleas Side of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, as far as refpects the Compenfation to John Clintock, and William Fofler M'Clintock, Efquires, Patentee Officers of the Office of Serjeant at Arms of the faid Court of Exchequer. 357 109. An Act to regulate the Trade between Great Britain and the Portuguefe Territories, on the Continent of South America. Ibid. 110. An Act for the further Encouragement and better Regulation of the British White Herring Fishery, until the First Day of June One thoufand eight hundred and thirteen, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament. 360 III. An A&t for enabling His Majefty to eftablish a permanent Local Militia Force, under certain Reftrictions, for the Defence of the Realm.

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112. An Act for raifing the Sum of Five hundred thousand Pounds by Treafury Bills for the Service of Ireland for the Year One thoufand eight hundred and eight.

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113. An Act to empower Grand Juries in Ireland, (or Perfons appointed by them,) to fell or exchange Ground that has been occupied by old Court Houfes, Gaols, or County Infirmaries, and the Materials thereon.

Ibid.

114. An A&t for railing the Sum of Six Millions, by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of Great Britain for the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight.

413

115. An

115. An A&t to grant to His Majefty Countervailing Duties on Spirits imported into Ireland from Scotland; and to allow Equivalent Drawbacks on Spirits exported from Ireland to Scotland. Page 413 116. An Act for granting to His Majelly Rates of Poftage on the Conveyance of Letters and Packets to and from the Island of Madeira, and to and from the Portuguefe Territories on the Continent of South America. 414

317. An A&t for repealing the Duties upon Silks painted and stained, and for grauting other Duties in lieu thereof. 4:5

118. An Act to prohibit the Diftillation of Spirits from Corn or Grain, for a limited Time.

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119. An Act for regulating the charging of the Duty on Spirits imported into Great Britain, according to the Strength there

of.

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120. An A&t for reducing the Excife Duties on Coffce imported into Great Britain, and for directing that Coffee and Cocoa warehouted thall be fubject to the Regulations of an Act of the Fortythird Year of His prefent Majefty, for permitting certain Goods imported to be fecured in Warchoufes.

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An Act for reducing the Daty of Cultoms on Coffee imported into Great Britain when taken out of Warehoufe for Home Confumption.

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122. An Act for vefting all Eftates and Property occupied for the Barrack Service in the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks; and for granting certain Powers to the faid Commiffioners. 421 123. An Act for the Difcharge of Debtors in Execution for Small Debts, from Imprifonment in certain Cafes.

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124. An A&t for continuing the Premiums allowed to Ships employed in the Southern Whale Fishery.

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125. An Act to permit the Importation of Rice, Grain, and Flour, from any Foreign Colonies on the Continent of America into certain Ports in the West Indies, and to allow certain Articles to be imported from the United States of America into the British Provinces in North America, for the Purpose of Exportation to the British Inlands in the Weft Indies.

Ibid.

126. An Act to permit Goods fecured in Warehoufes in the Port of London to be removed to the Out-ports for Exportation to any Part of Europe, for empowering His Majesty to direct that Licences which His Majefty is authorized to grant under His Sign Manual may be granted by One of the Principal Secretaries of State; and for enabling His Majefty to permit the Exportation of Goods in Veffels of lefs Burthen than are now allowed by Law, during the prefent Hoftilities, and until One Month after the Signature of the Preliminary Articles of Peace.

426 127. An Act to render valid certain Marriages folemnized in certain Churches and Publick Chapels in which Banns had not ufually been published before or at the Time of paffing an Act made in the Twenty-fixth Year of the Reign of His late Majefty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for the better preventing of Clandefine Marriages.

428 128. An Act to repeal fo much of an Act, paffed in the Fortyfifth Year of His prefent Majelly, for regulating the Office of Paymaiter-General, as requires certain Accounts to be examined and fettled within certain Periods, by the Secretary at War, and en

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abling His Majefty to make Orders for examining and fettling fuck Accounts. Page 423 129. An Act to repeal fo much of an A&t paffed in the Eighth Year of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled, An Act to take away the Benefit of Clergy from certain Offenders for Felony, as takes away the Benefit of Clergy from Perfons ftealing privily from the Perfon of another; and for more effectually preventing the Crime of Larceny from the Perfon. 130. An Act for preventing the various Frauds and Depredations committed on Merchants, Ship Owners, and Under Writers, by Boatmen and others, within the Jurifdiction of the Cinque Ports; and alfo for remedying certain Defects relative to the Adjuftinent of Salvage, under a Statute made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of Her late Majefty Queen Anne. 431 131. An Act for further continuing until the First Day' of May One thoufand eight hundred and nine, an Act of the Forty-third Year of His prefent Majefty, for fufpending Proceedings in Actions and other Proceedings relating to the Woollen Manufacture. 443 132. An Act to extend the Provifions of an Act, paffed in the Forty-fifth Year of His prefent Majefty, for the Encouragement of Seamen and better manning His Majesty's Navy, to Cafes arifing in confequence of Hoftilities commenced face the paffing of the

faid Act.

Ibid.

133. An Act for enlarging the Times appointed for the firft Meetings of Commiffioners and other Perfons, for putting in Execution certain Acts of this Seffion of Parliament.

Ibid. 134. An Act to amend the Laws relating to the marking of Bags and Pockets of Hops.

444 135. An Act to amend an Act made in the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty for more effectually carrying into Execution the Purposes of an Act made in the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Year of His Majefty, to give further Time for the Payment, on the Conditions therein mentioned, of Instalments on certain Loans advanced to the Houfe of Alexander Houflon and Company to Charles Afhwell Efquire, and to William Johnflone Efquire, being Perfons connected with and trading to the Iflands of Grenada and Saint Vincent, so far as relates to the Real and Perfonal Estates of William Mac Dowall, James Mac Dowall, and Robert Houfton Rac, in the Weft Indies and elfewhere, except in Scotland. 445 135. An Act to indemnify all Officers and Perfons who have carried into Execution any of the Provifions of an A&t paffed in the laft Seffion of Parliament, for completing and increafing the Militia of Great Britain, in relation to the Militia of the Tower Hamlets.

Ibid. 137. An Act to amend and enlarge the Powers of an A&t of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty, for confolidating and rendering more effectual the feveral Acts for the Purchase of Buildings and further Improvement of the Streets and Places near to Westminster Hall and the Two Houfes of Parliament. 138. An Act for defining and regulating the Powers of the Commiffion of Teinds, in augmenting and modifying the Stipends of the Clergy of Scotland.

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139. An Act for granting to His Majefty a Sum of Money to be raifed by Lotteries.

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140. An