No. XVIII. 5 Geo. IV. c. 74. 1 R. 3. c. 13. 7 H. 7. c. 4. Id. c. 8. 11 H. 7. c. 4. 12 H. 7. c. 5. 23 H. 8. c. 4. 24 H. 8. c. 6. 12 Eliz. (1.) 13 Eliz. c. 11. in part. 23 Eliz. c. 8. in part. 16 C. 1. c. 19. 66 Weights and Measures. also so much of a statute made in the twenty-second year of King Edward [Part VI. the Fourth, as relates to the packing of barrelled fish, or as is intituled "An Act for packing of Barrelled Fish;" and also the whole of an Act made in the first year of the reign of King Richard the Third, intituled "An Act to ascertain the Contents of Vessels of Wine and Oil, or An Act "for the Contents of a Butt of Malmsey;" and also an Act made in the seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Seventh, intituled "An Act "for Weights and Measures;" and also another Act made in the same seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Seventh, intituled "An Act "to pay Custom for every Butt of Malmsey;" and also an Act made in the eleventh year of the reign of King Henry the Seventh, intituled " An Act "for Weights and Measures;" and also an Act made in the twelfth the reign of King Henry the Seventh, intituled "An Act for Weights and "Measures;" and also an Act made in the twenty-third year of the reign of year of King Henry the Eighth, intituled "An Act that no Brewers of Beer or "Ale shall make their Barrels, Kilderkins, or Firkins within them, and "how much the same Barrels, et cetera, shall contain;" and also an Act made in the twenty-fourth year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled "An Act concerning Sale of Wines ;" and also an Act made (in the Parliament of Ireland) in the twelfth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled "An Act for the establishing the Standard of Measures "for Corn within certain Shires of this Realm;" and also so much of an Act made in the thirteenth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled "An Act for the Maintenance of the Navigation," as relates to the assize of herring barrels; and also so much of an Act made in the twenty-third year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, intituled "An Act touching the true 43 Eliz. c. 14. kin, or firkin of honey; and also the whole of an Act, made in the fortymelting, making, and working of Wax," as relates to the barrel, kilderthird year of Queen Elizabeth, intituled "An Act concerning the Assize of "Fuel;" and also an Act made in the sixteenth year of the reign of King Charles the First, intituled "An Act for the better ordering and regulat"ing of the Office of Clerk of the Market, allowed and confirmed by this "Statute; and for the Reformation of false Weights and Measures;" and also so much of an Act made in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled "A Grant of certain Impositions upon Beer, "Ale, and other Liquors, for the Increase of his Majesty's Revenue during his Life," as relates to the contents of the barrel of beer and ale; and also an Act made in the twenty-second year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled "An Act for ascertaining the Measures of "Corn and Salt;" and also an Act made in the Parliament holden in the twenty-second and twenty-third years of the reign of the said King Charles the Second, intituled "An additional Act for ascertaining the Measures "of Corn and Salt ;" and also so much of an Act made in the first year of the reign of King William and Queen Mary, intituled "An Act for 66 an additional Duty of Excise upon Beer or Ale and other Liquors,' as relates to the contents of the barrel of beer and ale; and also so much of an Act made in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of King William and Queen Mary, made, among other things, for granting to their Majesties certain rates and duties upon salt, and upon beer, ale, and other liquors, as relates to the measure and weight of salt, and also an Act made (in the Parliament of Ireland) in the seventh year lating of measures in and throughout that kingdom; and also so much of of the reign of King William the Third, for the better reguan Act made in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of King William the Third, made, among other things, for continuing to his Majesty certain duties upon salt, glass wares, and earthen wares, as relates to the measure and weight of salt; and also the whole of an Act made in the ninth and tenth years of the reign of King William the Third, intituled "An Act that all Retailers of Salt shall sell by Weight;" and also so much of an Act made in the tenth and eleventh years of the reign of King William the Third, made, among other things, for levying further duties upon sweets, and for lessening the duties, as well upon vinegar as upon certain low wines, as relates to the contents of a barrel of vinegar, 12 C. 2. c. 23. in part. 22 C. 2. c. 8. 22, 23 C. 2. c. 12. 1 W. & M. st. 1. c. 24. in part. 5, 6 W. & M. c. 7. in part. 7 W. 3. (I.) 7,8 W. & M. c. 31. in part. 9, 10 W. 3. c. 6. 10, 11 W. 3. c. 21. in part. 66 No. XVIII. 5 Geo. IV. c. 74. 10, 11 W. 3. C. 22. in part. 11, 12 W. 3. c. 15. 1 Ann. st. 1. c. 15. in part. Id. c. 21. in part. 2 Ann. (I.) · vinegar beer, or liquor preparing for vinegar; and also so much of another Act made in the same tenth and eleventh years of the reign of the said King William the Third, intituled "An Act for the more full and effectual charging of the Duties upon Rock Salt," as relates to the weight or measure of rock salt; and also the whole of an Act made in the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of King William the Third, intituled "An Act "for the ascertaining the Measures for retailing Ale and Beer;" and also an Act made in the first year of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled "An "Act to ascertain the Water Measure of Fruit;" and also so much of an Act made in the same first year of the reign of Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for preventing Frauds in the Duties upon Salt, and for the better "Payment of Debentures at the Custom House," as relates to the weight and measure of foreign salt and rock salt; and also an Act made (in the Parliament of Ireland) in the second year of the reign of Queen Anne, for supplying the defects of the herein-before recited Act, passed in the Parliament of Ireland in the seventh year of the reign of King William the Third; and also so much of an Act made in the fifth and sixth years of 5, 6 Ann. c. 27. the reign of Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for continuing several Sub- in part. "sidies, Impositions, and Duties, and for making Provisions therein men❝tioned, to raise Money by way of Loan for the Service of the War, and "other her Majesty's necessary and important Occasions; and for ascer"taining the Wine Measure," as relates to the contents of the gallon, tun, butt, pipe, and hogshead of wine; and also so much of an Act made in 9 Ann. c. 6. the ninth year of the reign of Queen Anne, made, among other things, in part. for reviving, continuing, and appropriating certain duties upon several commodities to be exported, and certain duties upon coals to be waterborne and carried coastwise, as relates to the chaldron or chalder and bushel of coals; and also the whole of an Act made in the said ninth year of the 9 Aun. c. 15. reign of Queen Anne, for making more effectual the herein-before recited Act of the forty-third year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, concerning the assize of fuel; and also an Act made in the tenth year of the reign 10 Ann. c. 6. of Queen Anne, intituled "An Act for explaining and altering the Laws "now in being concerning the Assizes of Fuel, so far as they relate to the "Assize of Billet made or to be made of Beech Wood only;" and also 1 G. 2. (I.) so much of an Act made (in the Parliament of Ireland) in the first year in part. of the reign of King George the Second, intituled "An Act for prevent"ing Combinations to enhance the Prices, and for avoiding Exactions and "Abuses formerly practised in the Sale and Measure of Coals," as relates to the dimensions of the half barrel, bushel, half bushel, peck, or half peck of coals; and also so much of an Act made in the eighth year of the 8 G. 2. c. 12. reign of King George the Second, made, among other things for granting in part. and continuing the duties upon salt and upon red and white herrings, as relates to the computation of the distance in miles between the pits and refineres of rock salt; and also an Act made (in the Parliament of Ire- 9 G. 2. (1.) land) in the ninth year of the reign of King George the Second, intituled "An Act for the ascertaining the Gauge and the Measure of Barrels and "Half Barrels used by Brewers in selling Beer, Ale, and Small Beer;" and also so much of the statute made in the twenty-fourth year of the 24 G. 2. c. 31. reign of King George the Second, intituled "An Act for explaining, in part. amending, and enforcing an Act passed in the Thirteenth Year of his 66 "late Majesty's reign, intituled An Act for the better Regulation of the "Linen and Hempen Manufactures in that Part of Great Britain called "Scotland, and for further regulating and encouraging the said Manu"factures," as relates to the weight of hemp or flax; and also an Act 26 G. 3. (I.) made (in the Parliament of Ireland) in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, for preventing frauds in the measurement of lime; and also so much of an Act made in the thirty- 38 G. 3. c. 89. eighth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act for transferring the Management of the Salt Duties to "the Commissioners of Excise, and for repealing the Duties on Salt, and "the Drawbacks, allowances, and Bounties thereon," as relates to the weight of a bushel of salt; and also so much of an Act made in the forty- 43 G. 3. c. 69. third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, in No. XVIII. 5 Geo. IV. c. 47. Act not to ex tend to repeal 31 G. 2. c. 17. which empow ers the Dean and High Steward of Westminster, &c., to appoint a proper Officer to size and seal Weights and Measures. Tuns, Pipes, or other Ves sels of Wine, Oil, Honey, and other gaugeable Liquors import ed into London shall be liable to be gauged as heretofore by the Lord Mayor or his Deputies; but the Contents shall be ascer tituled "An Act to repeal the Duties of Excise payable in Great Britain, "and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof," as relates to the quart, gallon, and barrel of beer or ale; and all the said recited statutes or ordinances and Acts, and parts of statutes and Acts, so far as the same or any of them relate to the ascertaining or establishing any standards of weights and measures or to the establishing or recognizing certain differences between weights and measures of the same denomination, but no farther or otherwise, shall, from and after the said first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, be and the same are hereby repealed; save and except only so far as any such statutes or Acts, or any part thereof, repeal any other statutes or Acts, or any part thereof, which relate to the ascertaining or establishing any standard of weights and measures, or to the establishing or recognizing certain differences between weights and measures of the same denomination; all which statutes and Acts, or any parts thereof so repealed, shall be and remain repealed to all intents and purposes whatever. XXIV. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to repeal the herein-before recited Act made in the Parliament of Great Britain, in the thirtyfirst year of the reign of King George the Second, nor in any manner to affect or alter the power given by the said recited Act to the dean, high steward, or his deputy, and the burgesses of the city of Westminster, to appoint a proper officer to size and seal all weights and measures used by persons dealing by weight and measure in the said city of Westminster and the liberties thereof, but that all the powers given and reserved to the said dean, high steward, or his deputy, and burgesses, by the said recited Act, shall and may be exercised in the appointing of a proper officer to size and seal all such weights and measures as shall, from the passing of this Act. be lawful and be used by persons dealing by weight and measure within the said city and liberties of Westminster, and shall and may be used and exercised by any officer so appointed, in the same manner in all respects as is directed by the said recited Act with relation to the weights and measures in the said recited Act mentioned. XXV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, all tuns, pipes, tertians, hogsheads, or other vessels of wine, oil, honey, and other gaugeable liquors, inported or brought into the port of the city of London, and landed within the said city and the liberties thereof, shall be subject and liable to be gauged, as heretofore hath been of right accustomed, by the lord mayor of the said city for the time being, by virtue of his office of gauger, or by his sufficient deputies, lawfully appointed, save and except that the contents of all such tuns, pipes, tertians, hogsheads, and other vessels, shall and may be ascertained by the standard measure of capacity for liquids directed by this Act, and the multiples thereof; and that all such tuns, pipes, tertians, hogsheads, or other vessels that shall be found wanting of the true contents which such tuns, pipes, tertians, hogsheads, or other vessels ought to be of, to be ascertained as aforesaid, together with the wine and other liquids therein contained, shall be subject and liable to the like seizures and forfeitures as tained by the is or are provided by any Act or Acts of Parliament heretofore made for ascertaining the true contents of tuns, pipes, tertians, hogsheads, and other vessels of wine, oil, honey, and other gaugeable liquors; and that the moieties of such forfeitures due to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, shall be, in like manner as heretofore hath been accustomed, accounted for by the lord mayor for the time being, as such gauger, and his deputies, to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, in his and their Court of Exchequer at Westminster. Standard Measure directed by this Act. Act not to affect the Pri- don as to the XXVI. Provided also, That this Act or any thing herein contained shall not extend to prohibit, defeat, injure, or lessen the right of the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of London, or of the lord mayor of the said city for the time being, of, in, to, or concerning the office of gauger of wines, oils, honey, and other gaugeable liquors imported and landed within the city of London and the liberties thereof. [No. XIX. ] 6 George. IV. c. 12.-An Act to prolong the No. XIX. 6 Geo. IV. c. 12. 5 G. 4. c. 74. WHEREAS an Act was passed in the last session of Parliament, intituled An Act for ascertaining and establishing Uniformity of Weights and Measures; and the operation of certain clauses and provisions in the said Act contained is by the said Act directed to take place from and after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and the operation of certain other clauses in the said Act contained is by the said Act directed to take place within three calendar months, or within six calendar months respectively next after the passing of the said Act; and it is by the said Act, among other things, enacted, that the several statutes, ordinances, and Acts, and parts of the several statutes, ordinances, and Acts, in the said recited Act mentioned and specified, so far as the same relate to the ascertaining or establishing any standards of weights and measures, or to the establishing or recognizing certain differences between weights and measures of the same denomination, shall, from and after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, be repealed: And whereas it hath been found that further time is necessarily required before the said Act can be conveniently carried into effect: Be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the Recited Act several clauses in the said Act contained, the operation whereof is by the not to take said Act directed and appointed to commence and take effect from and effect before after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, Jan. 1, 1826! shall commence and take effect on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and not sooner; and that such matters and things as by the said Act are required to be done within three calendar months or within six calendar months respectively next after the passing of the said Act, shall and may be lawfully done at any time before the expiration of three calendar months or six calendar months respectively after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; and that the several statutes, ordinances, and Acts, and parts of statutes, ordinances, and Acts, which by the said recited Act are repealed from and after the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, shall remain and continue in force until the said first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and no longer, and shall, from and after the said first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, be repealed to all intents and purposes, as if the said first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six had been mentioned and specified in the said recited Act, instead of the said first day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five; the said recited Act, or any clause, matter, or thing in the same contained, to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding, II. And whereas by the above recited Act the figure of the standard Fixing the burshel measure directed to be used for the sale of coals, culm, fish, pota- Figure of all toes, and fruit, is fixed and determined: And whereas it is expedient that Measures. the figure of all other measures used for the sale of coals, and all other goods and things commonly sold by heaped measure, should also be fixed and determined; be it therefore enacted, That from and after the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, all such measures shall be made cylindrical, and the diameter of such measures shall be at the least double the depth thereof, and the height of the cone or heap shall be equal to three-fourths of the depth of the said measure, the outside of the measure being the extremity or base of such cone. PART VI.-CLASS XL. WOOD. [No. I.] 13 Edward I. st. 1. c. 46.-Lords may approve against their Neighbours. Usurpation of Commons during the Estate of particular Tenants. [[userted ante. Pt. II. Cl. II. No. 2.] No. III. 43 Eliz. c. 7. Punishment for cutting of Corn growing or of such other small Offences; and of a Constable refusing to punish such an offender, being commanded. [No. II.] 3 and 4 Edward VI. c. 3.—An Act_concerning the {No. III.] 43 Elizabeth, c. 7.—An Act to avoid and prevent divers Misdemeanors in lewd and idle Persons. FORASMUCH as unlawful cutting or taking away of corn and grain growing, robbing of orchards and gardens, digging up or taking away fruit-trees, breaking of hedges, pales, or other fences, cutting or spoiling ⚫ of woods or underwoods standing and growing, and such like offences, are now more commonly committed by lewd and mean persons than in former times; and that the said offences are great causes of the • maintaining of idleness, and the persons which commit the same are not for the most part able, nor have wherewith to make recompence or satisfaction: Be it therefore enacted by the authority of this present Parliament, That all and every such lewd person and persons, which from and after the last day of February now next following, shall cut or unlawfully take away any corn or grain growing, or rob any orchards or gardens, or break or cut any hedge, pales, rails or fence, or dig, pull up, or take up any fruit-tree or trees in any orchard, garden, or elsewhere, to the intent to take and carry the same away, or shall cut or spoil any woods or underwoods, poles or trees standing, not being felony by the laws of the realm; and their procurer and procurers, receiver or receivers, knowing the same; being thereof lawfully convicted by the confession of the party, or by the testimony of one sufficient witness upon oath before some one justice of the peace, mayor, bailiff, or other head officers of the county, city, or town corporate; which said justice or other head officer shall have power, by force of this statute, to minister the said oath, where the offence shall be committed, or the party offending apprehended; shall give the party and parties such recompence and satisfaction for his and their damages, and within such time, as by any one such justice of peace of the said county where such offence shall be done, without the liberty |