A COMPENDIOUS ABSTRACT OF THE PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: 10 VICTORIA-1847. BEING THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SUCH UNITED KINGDOM. FROM VOL. XVI. OF THE NEW SERIES OF THE LAW JOURNAL REPORTS. VOL. XXV. LONDON: Printed by James Holmes, 4, Took's Court, Chancery Lane. PUBLISHED BY E. B. INCE, No. 5, QUALITY COURT, CHANCERY LANE. MDCCCXLVII. BEGUN AT WESTMINSTER, THE 19TH AUGUST, ANNO DOMINI 1841; AND FROM THENCE CONTINued, BY SEVERAL PROROGATIONS, TO THE 19TH JANUARY, 1847. ABRIDGMENT OF THE PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS, 10 VICTORIA-1847. CAP. I. AN ACT to suspend, until the First Day of September One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, the Duties on the Importation of Corn. ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENT. (26th January 1847.) By this ACT, Duties on corn, &c. suspended from the passing of this Act until 1st of September. After reciting that by 9 & 10 Vict. c. 22. it is enacted, that there shall be levied and paid unto Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, on all corn, grain, meal, and flour imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, until the 1st of February 1849, certain duties set forth in the schedule to the said Act annexed: And that, by reason of the partial failure of certain crops usually forming part of the subsistence of the people of these islands, it is expedient that for a time to be limited no duties should be levied upon the entry for consumption of the said articles or any of them :— It is Enacted, That no duties of Customs shall be chargeable upon any corn, grain, meal, or flour already imported or hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, after the passing of this Act and before the 1st of September in this present year. CAP. II. AN ACT to allow, until the First Day of September One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, the Importation of Corn from any Country in Foreign Ships. (26th January 1847.) ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. 1. From the passing of this Act until the 1st of September corn, &c. may be imported for home use in vessels of any country. 2. From the passing of this Act until the 1st of September corn, &c. warehoused for exportation may be entered for home consumption. By this ACT, After reciting that it is expedient to allow for a limited time corn, maize, grain, meal, flour, rice, and potatoes to be imported in any ship or vessel from any country whatever, and that such articles warehoused for exportation only should be allowed to be entered for home consumption: It is Enacted, 1. That from and after the passing of this Act, and before the 1st of September in this present year, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons to import into the United Kingdom for home use, from any country, in any ship or vessel of any country, however navigated, any corn, maize, grain, flour, meal, rice, or potatoes, the growth or produce of any country, anything in the Law of Navigation to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. II. That from and after the said passing of this Act, until the said 1st of September inclusive in this present year, any corn, maize, grain, flour, meal, rice, or potatoes, the growth or produce of any country, which may have been warehoused in the United Kingdom for exportation only, may be entered for home consumption, anything in the Law of Navigation to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. CAP. III. AN ACT to suspend, until the First Day of September One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, the Duties on the Importation of Buck Wheat, Buck Wheat Meal, Maize or Indian Corn, Indian Corn Meal, and Rice. ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENT. (23rd February 1847.) From the passing of this Act until the 1st of September no duties of Customs chargeable on buck wheat, &c. By this ACT, After reciting that by 9 & 10 Vict. c. 23, the several duties therein mentioned are imposed upon the following articles; (that is to say,) buck wheat, buck wheat meal, maize or Indian corn, Indian corn meal, and rice: And that by reason of the partial failure of certain crops usually forming part of the subsistence of the people of these islands, it is expedient that, for a time to be limited, no duties should be levied upon the entry for consumption of the said articles or any of them: It is Enacted, That no duties of Customs shall be chargeable upon any of the aforesaid articles already imported or hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom, and entered for home consumption, after the passing of this Act, and before the 1st of September in the present year. CAP. IV. AN ACT for abolishing Poundage on Chelsea Pensions. (23rd February 1847.) ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. 1. So much of recited Acts as authorizes the treasurer of Chelsea Hospital to make deductions from pensions repealed.—All outpensions to be paid free from deduction.-Nothing to give claim to deductions made before the passing of this Act. 2. Act may be amended, &c. By this ACT, After reciting that it is expedient that no deduction should henceforth be made from the pensions of the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital on account of poundage: It is Enacted, 1. That so much of an Act, 28 Geo. 2, intituled An Act for the Relief of the Out-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea,' as is now in force, and also so much of an Act, 4 Will. 4, intituled · An Act to make further provisions with respect to the Payment of Pensions granted for Service in the Royal Artillery, Engineers, and other Military Corps under the Control of the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and with respect to Deductions hereafter to be made from Pensions granted by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital,' as authorizes the treasurer of Chelsea Hospital to make any deduction from pensions granted or to be granted by the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, shall be repealed; and that all outpensions of Chelsea Hospital due from and after the 1st of April next shall be paid free from any charge or deduction whatever on account of poundage, and all such out-pensions shall continue to be paid in advance, either quarterly, monthly, or weekly, as the Secretary at War for the time being shall consider most expedient for the interest of the said pensioners and the advantage of the public: Provided always, that nothing in this or any former Act contained shall be deemed to give any claim whatever to any person on account of poundage deducted from any pension before the passing of this Act or to the executors, administrators, or other personal representatives of any deceased pensioner, for any balance of pension due to him other than what may have accrued during his lifetime or in the quarter of the year in which he died, and may not have been previously paid. II. That this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this session of Parliament. CAP. V. AN ACT to allow the Use of Sugar in the brewing of Beer. ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. (23rd February 1847.) 1. Brewers of beer for sale may make use of sugar in brewing. 2. Brewers not allowed to use molasses or any sugar except in the state in which it has been imported.—Proviso. 3. Penalty on brewers making use of any other sugar than as aforesaid, or taking into his possession any molasses, honey, &c. 4. Brewers may prepare and make for their own use on their entered premises beer colouring from sugar and use it in brewing.Penalty on brewers making colouring other than as allowed by this Act and 5 & 6 Vict. c. 30. 5. Brewers using sugar to enter in the book delivered by the Excise the quantity of sugar intended to be used in the next brewing. Penalty on refusing or neglecting to make such entry, &c., 2001. 6. Brewers using sugar to pay their licence duty in proportion to quantity used. 7. After passing of this Act drawback granted by 11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 51, repealed, and new drawbacks granted. 8. So much of 11 Geo. 4. & 1 Will. 4. c. 51. as authorizes the export of beer of certain strength in casks of thirty-six gallons, repealed. After passing of this Act beer may be exported on drawback according to the specific gravity of the worts used and specified in notice of shipment. 9. So much of 11 Geo. 4. & Will. 4. c. 51. as requires oath to be made on debenture for obtaining drawback, repealed. 10. Declaration to be made by exporter, &c., on debenture for obtaining drawback.-Penalty on making false declaration, 2001., and the debenture to be void. 11. The drawbacks by this Act granted to be under the management of the Commissioners of Excise, and the Excise Laws respecting exportation on drawback.-Recovery of penalties. 12. Act may be amended, &c. By this ACT, After reciting that by several Acts now in force brewers of beer for sale are prohibited from using sugar in the brewing or making of beer: And that it is expedient to allow the use of sugar in the brewing or making of beer: It is Enacted, 1. That from and after the passing of this Act it shall and may be lawful to and for any brewer of beer for sale to make use of sugar in the brewing or making of beer, anything in any Act or Acts of Parliament contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. II. Provided and enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be deemed or construed to extend to allow any brewer of beer for sale to make use of any molasses in the brewing or making of beer, or any sugar other than sugar on which the full duties of Customs have been paid, and in the state in which the same has been imported into this kingdom, and without the same having been previously diluted with water or other liquor, or having undergone any process or manufacture to alter the same: Provided also, that nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be deemed or construed to extend to prevent any such brewer from making use, in the brewing and making of beer, of beer colouring made from sugar under the regulations after mentioned, or of refined sugar, or of sugar candy, or of bastard sugar, on which the full duties of Customs have been paid, or which have been manufactured in the United Kingdom from materials on which the duty of Customs has been paid, and which are respectively entitled to the drawbacks thereon granted on exportation. III. That if any brewer of beer for sale after the passing of this Act makes use of any molasses, sugar, honey, syrup, composition or extract of sugar, except sugar on which the duty of Customs has been paid as aforesaid, and made use of in the manner hereinbefore allowed (except beer colouring made from sugar under the regulations after mentioned, or refined |