ing, burning or destroying Ships and Vessels; and for the more convenient Trial of Accessaries in Felonies. Page 130 80. An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of Twenty thousand Pounds, to be issued and applied towards making Roads and building Bridges in the Highlands of Scotland; and for enabling the Proprietors of Land in Scotland, to charge their Estates with a Proportion of the Expence of making and keeping in Repair Roads and Bridges in the Highlands of Scotland. 133 81. An Act for granting to His Majesty, until Twelve Months after the Ratification of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, certain additional Duties of Excise in Great Britain. Ibid. 82. An Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to raise and assemble, in England, an additional Military Force, for the better Defence and Security of the United Kingdom, and for the more vigorous Prosecution of the War. 138 83. An Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to raise and assemble an additional Military Force in Scotland, for the better Defence and Security of the United Kingdom, and for the more vigorous Prosecution of the War. Ibid. 84. An Act to amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices, in England. Ibid. 85. An Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to raise and assemble, in Ireland, an additional Military Force for the better Defence and Security of the United Kingdom, and for the more vigorous Prosecution of the War. 158 86. An Act to prevent unlawful Combinations of Workmen, Artificers, Journeymen and Labourers, in Ireland; and for other Purposes relating thereto. Ibid. 87. An Act to continue, during the Restriction on Payments in Cash by the Bank of Ireland, and to amend an Act made in the Parliament of Ireland, in the Thirty ninth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled An Act to restrain the Negotiation of Promissory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange, under a limited Sum; and also an Act made in the Parliament of Ireland, in the Fortieth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, to continue and amend the said Act. 168 88. An Act for defraying, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and four, the Charge of the Pay and Cloathing of the Militia of Ireland; for holding Courts Martial on Serjeant Majors, Serjeants, Corporals and Drummers, for Offences committed during the Time such Militia shall not be embodied; and for making Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers of the said Militia during Peace. Ibid. 89. An Act for providing Relief for the Families of Militia Men in Scotland, when called out into actual Service. 90. An Act for enlarging the Limits of the Southern Whale Fishery. Ibid. 91. An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain Sum of Money to be raised by Lotteries. Ibid. 92. An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on the Importation of Goods, Wares and Merchandize into, and on Goods, Wares and Merchandize exported from Ireland, and also cer 169 tain tain Duties of Excise on Spirits and Malt distilled and made in Ireland. Page 170 93. An Act for raising the Sum of Five Millions by Loans or Exchequer Bills, for the Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and three. Ibid. 94. An Act for defraying the Charge of the Pay and Cloathing of the Militia in Great Britain for the Year One thousand eight hundred and three. Ibid. 95. An Act to revive and further continue, until the Twenty fifth day of March One thousand eight hundred and four, and amend so much of an Act, made in the Thirty ninth and Fortieth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, as grants certain Allowances to Adjutants and Serjeant-Majors of the Militia of England, disembodied under an Act of the same Session of Parliament. Ibid. 96. An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to provide for the Defence and Security of the Realm during the present War, and for indemnifying Persons who may suffer in their Property by such Measures as may be necessaay for that Purpose; and to enable His Majesty more effectually and speedily to exercise his ancient and undoubted Prerogative, in requiring the Military Service of His liege Subjects in case of Invasion of the Realm. Ibid. 97. An Act to amend several Acts of Parliament for the better Collection and Security of His Majesty's Revenue of Customs and Excise in Ireland, and for preventing Frauds therein; and to make further Regulations relating thereto. Ibid. 98. An Act to amend the Acts, now in force, for securing the Collection of the Revenue upon Malt, and for regulating the Trade of a Distiller in Ireland. 176 99. An Act for consolidating certain of the Provisions contained in any Act or Acts relating to the Duties under the Management of the Commissioners for the Affairs of Taxes, and for amending the same. Ibid. 100. An Act to render more effectual Two Acts, made in this present Session of Parliament, for the more speedily completing the Militia of Great Britain, and for raising an additional Military Force for the better Defence of the United Kingdom. 205 101. An Act for raising in the City of London a certain Number of Men as an Addition to the Military Force of Great Britain, for the better Defence and Security of the United Kingdom, and for the more vigorous Prosecution of the War. Ibid. 102. An Act for granting to His Majesty the Sum of Twenty thousand Pounds, towards defraying the Expence of making an Inland Navigation from the Eastern to the Western Sea, by Inverness and Fort William, and for taking the necessary Steps towards executing the same. Ibid. 103. An Act to permit Portugal Wine to be landed and warehoused in the United Kingdom without Payment of Duties, under certain Restrictions, for a limited Time. 206 104. An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act made in this present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act for enlarging the Period for the Payment of Part of certain Sums of Money advanced by 13 Way Way of Loan to several Persons connected with and trading to the Islands of Grenada and Saint Vincent. Page 206 105. An Act to permit the Exportation, for Two Years, of a certain Quantity of Corn, Grain, Meal, Flour, Bread, Biscuit or Pulse, to the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney, from other Ports in England as well as the Port of Southampton, under certain Restrictions. Ibid. 106. An Act to enable the Commissioners of First Fruits in Ireland to lend certain Sums of Money (Interest free), to Incumbents of Benefices there, for the Purpose of enabling them to erect or purchase Glebe Houses and Offices convenient for their Residence; and to purchase Glebe Lands fit and convenient for the Erection of such Houses and Offices; and to make Provision for the Repayment of all Loans so to be made by the said Commissioners. 207 107. An Act for effectuating certain Parts of an Act, passed in the Second and Third Years of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled An Act for the making more effectual Her Majesty's gracious Intentions for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy, by enabling Her Majesty to grant, in Perpetuity, the Revenues of the First Fruits and Tenths; and also for enabling any other Persons to make Grants for the same Purpose, so far as the same relate to Deeds and Wills made for granting and bequeathing Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels, to the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the Purposes in the said Act mentioned; and for enlarging the Powers of the said Governors. 212 108. An Act to promote the building, repairing or otherwise providing of Churches and Chapels, and of Houses for the Residence of Ministers, and the providing of Church Yards and Glebes. 214 109. An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act, made in this present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to amend the Laws relating to Spiritual Persons holding of Farms; and for enforcing the Residence of Spiritual Persons on their Benefices in England; and to remove a Doubt respecting the Title of the Statute of the Twenty first Year of King Henry the Eighth therein mentioned. 216 110. An Act to explain and amend an Act, made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to amend an Act, made in the Twenty second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor, so far as relates to the Payment of the Debts incurred for building any Poor 218 House. 111. An Act for enabling Friendly Societies, intended to be established under an Act passed in the Thirty third Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, to rectify Mistakes made in the Registry of their Rules. 112. An Act for the better Preservation of Heath Fowl, commonly called Black Game, in the New Forest, in the County of Southampton. 219 220 113. An Act for the more effectually providing for the Punishment of Offences in wilfully casting away, burning or destroying Ships and Vessels; and for the more convenient Trial of Ac cessaries cessaries in Felonies; and for extending the Powers of an Act made in the Thirty third Year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, as far as relates to Murders, to Accessaries to Murders and to Manslaughters. Page 221 114. An Act for raising the Sum of One Million Irish Currency, by Treasury Bills, for the Service of Ireland, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and three. 225 115. An Act to explain and amend Two Acts, made in the Second, and Thirty ninth and Fortieth Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, for preventing the committing of Thefts and Frauds by Persons navigating Bum Boats and other Boats, upon the River Thames, and for the more effectual Prevention of Depredations thereon, so far as relates to the Seizure of Exciseable Commodities. 228 226 116. An Act to empower the Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, to apprehend and detain such Persons as he or they shall suspect for conspiring against His Majesty's Person and Government, until Six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament. 117. An Act for the Suppression of Rebellion in Ireland, and for the Protection of the Persons and Property of His Majesty's faithful Subjects there, to continue in force until Six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament. Ibid. 118. An Act to render more effectual an Act, passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, relating to the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, and for continuing the Encouragement of Persons making certain Discoveries for finding the Longitude at Sea, or other useful Discoveries and Improvements in Navigation, and for making Experiments relating thereto; and for discharging certain Debts incurred by the Commissioners of the Longitude in carrying the Acts relating thereto into Execution. Ibid. 119. An Act for improving the Funds of the Chest at Chatham, and for transferring the Administration of the same to Greenwich Hospital; and for ameliorating the Condition of the Pensioners on the said Funds. 233 120. An Act to amend an Act made in this present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act, passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled • An Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to provide for "the Defence and Security of the Realm during the present War, and for indemnifying Persons who may suffer in their Property by such Measures as may be necessary for that Purpose; and to enable His Majesty more effectually and speedily to exercise His ancient and undoubted Prerogative in requiring the Military Service of His liege Subjects in case of Invasion of the Realm. 240 121. An Act for authorizing the billeting of such Troops of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry as may be desirous of assembling for the Purpose of being trained together in Great Britain and Ireland; and for subjecting to Military Discipline, during the War, such Serjeants serving in any Volunteer or Yeomanry Corps of Cavalry or Infantry as receive constant Pay, and all Trumpeters, Drummers or Bugle Men serving therein, and re ceiving ceiving Pay at any Daily or Weekly Rate; and for the further regulating of such Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps. Page 240 122. An Act for granting to His Majesty, until the Sixth Day of May next after the Ratification of a Definitive Treaty of Peace, a Contribution on the Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades and Offices. 248 123. An Act for exempting Persons serving, or who have found Substitutes to serve, in the additional Military Force, raised under an Act of this Session of Parliament, from being ballotted to serve in the Militia of England. Ibid. 124. An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act, made in the present Session of Parliament, for raising an additional Military Force in Scotland; and for exempting Persons serving therein, either personally or by Substitute, from being ballotted to serve in the Militia of Scotland. Ibid. 125. An Act to empower his Majesty's Commissioners of Lieutenancy for the City of London to carry into Execution, within the said City, an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled An "Act to enable His Majesty more effectually to provide for the Defence and Security of the Realm during the present War, and for indemnifying Persons who may suffer in their Property by such Measures as may be necessary for that Purpose; and to enable His Majesty more effectually and speedily to exercise His ancient and undoubted Prerogative, in requiring the Military Service of His liege Subjects in case of Invasion of the Realm. Ibid. 126. An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Duties on Receipts. 249 127. An Act for consolidating the Duties on stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper, in Great Britain. 253 128. An Act for the further Regulation of the Collection of the Duties of Customs in Great Britain in certain Cases. 257 129. An Act to amend so much of an Act made in this Session of Parliament, for granting additional Duties of Excise, as relates to the Exportation of Tea to Ireland; for regulating the granting of Permits for the Removal of Coffee, Tea and Cocoa Nuts out of Warehouse, and for more effectually securing the Duties on Coffee. 259 130. An Act for rectifying a Mistake in an Act of the last Session of Parliament for better collecting the Duties on Auctioneers. 262 131. An Act for charging an additional Duty on Lignum Quassia imported into Great Britain. 263 132. An Act for permitting certain Goods imported into Great Britain, to be secured in Warehouse without Payment of Duty. 264 133. An Act to continue, until the Twenty fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and eight, an Act made in the Forty second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for enabling His Majesty to permit the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Commodities into the Port of Tortola ; and to continue until the Fourteenth Day of June One thousand eight |