tion of the river Loyne, otherwise called Lune; and for building a quay or wharf, near the town of Lancaster, in the county palatine of Lancafter Cap. 13. For the effectual punishing of perfons convicted of feducing artificers in the manufactures of Great Britain or Ireland, out of the dominions of the crown of Great Britain; and to prevent the exportation of utenfils made ufe of in the woollen and filk manufactures from Great Britain or Ireland, into foreign parts; and for the more eafy and speedy determination of appeals, allowed in certain cafes, by an act made in the laft feflion of parliament, relating to perfons employed in the feveral manufactures therein mentioned. Cap. 14. For affigning a place proper for holding the market in the city of Westminster, in lieu of the ancient market place called the Round Woolftaple; and for regulating the faid market. Cap. 15. For taking down several buildings, and inlarging the streets and market places in the city of Gloucefter. Cap. 16. For granting to his Majesty the fum of one million to be raised by annuities at three pounds per centum per annum, and charged on the finking fund, transferrable at the bank of England. Cap. 17. For repairing the roads. leading from Dunglas Bridge to the town of Haddington; and from thence to Ravenshaughburn in the county of Haddington. Cap. 18. For enlightning the open places, ftreets, lanes, paffages and courts; and for the better regulating the nightly watch, within the parish of Saint John Southwark in the county of Surrey. Cap. 19. For making more effectual feveral acts of parliament paffed for cleaning and making navigable the channel from the Hithe at Calchefter to Wivenhoe in the county of Effex; and for repairing and cleanfing the streets and lanes of the town of Colchester. Cap. 20. For encouraging the growth and culture of raw filk in his Majesty's colonies or plantations in) America. Cap. 21. For granting to his Majefty the sum of nine hundred thoufand pounds out of the finking fund, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fifty; and for applying certain furplus monies remaining in the exchequer, as part of the fupply of the faid year; and for the application of certain favings in the hands of the paymaster general; and for obviating a doubt in an act of the fifth year of King George the First, in respect to the payment of certain annuities thereby granted for the improvement of fisheries and manufactures in Scotland; and for the further appropriating the fupplies granted this feffion of parliament; and for giving further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indenturessor contracts of clerks and apprentices; and for transferring the bounties now payable upon the exportation of British fail cloth, to the cuftoms; and for enforcing the laws against the clandeftine importation of foap, candles, and starch, into this kingdom... Cap. 22. For giving further time to the proprietors of annuities, after the rate of four pounds per centum per annum, to subscribe the same in the manner and upon the terms therein mentioned; and for redeeming fuch of the faid annuities, as fhall not be fo fubfcribed; and for impowering the Eaft India company to raise certain sums by transferrable annuities. Cap. 23. To continue feveral laws for for preventing the spreading of the idiftemper which now rages amongst the horned cattle, and for impowering his Majesty to prohibit the killing of cow calves. Cap. 24. For the encouragement of the British white herring fishery. Cap. 25. For making good a deficiency upon the revenue of the office of -keeper or clerk of the hanaper, and for preventing any future deficiency therein, to answer the publick fervices provided for out of the bfame and for augmenting the in-come of the office of mafter or keeper of the rolls. Cap. 26. To continue feveral laws for the better regulating of pilots, for the conducting of fhips and veffels from Dover, Deal, and Ifle f Thanety up the rivers of Thames fand Medway; and for permitting ramcorofpirits of the British fugar plantations to be landed before the baduties of excife are paid thereon; and to continue and amend an act -for preventing frauds in the admeasurement of coals within the scity and liberty of Westminster, and feveral parishes near thereunto; 70and to continue feveral laws for preventing exactions of occupiers esof locks and wears upon the river Thames weftward, and for afcertainizing the rates of water carriage upfiron the said river; and for the bet9ter regulation and government of featment in the merchants fervice; and alfo to amend so much of an cratimade in the first year of the reign of King George the First, as relates to the better prefervation of ufalmon in the river Ribble; and to regulate fees in trials at affizes, and Nifa Prius, upon records iffuing Letout of the office of pleas of the Lacourt of exchequer; and for the apprehending of perfons in any -county or place, upon warrants granted by juftices of the peace in wany other county or place; and to repeal fo much of an act made in the twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, as relates to the time during which the office of excife is to be kept open each day, and to appoint for how long time the fame fhall be kept open upon each day for the future; and to prevent the ftealing or destroying of turnips; and to amend an act made in the fecond year of his prefent Majefty, for better regulation of attornies and folicitors. Cap. 27. For the more easy and speedy recovery of fmall debts within the city and liberty of Westminster, and that part of the dutchy of Lancafter which adjoineth thereto. Cap. 28. To explain part of an act paffed in the thirteenth and fourteenth years of the reign of King . Charles the Second, for the uniformity of publick prayers, and administration of facraments; and alfo part of an act paffed in the thirteenth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth for the minifters of the church to be of found religion, Cap. 29. To encourage the importation of pig and bar iron from his Majefty's colonies in America; and ✓ to prevent the erection of any mill or other engine for flitting or rolling of iron, or any plateing forge to work with a tilt hammer, or any furnace for making fteel, in any of the faid colonies. for the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts in the faid county court. Cap. 34. For permitting raw filk of the growth or produce of Perfia, purchased in Ruffia, to be imported into this kingdom, from any port or place belonging to the empire of Ruffia. Cap. 35. For making a better and more effectual provision for the relief of the poor, for the cleanting the streets, and for keeping a nightly watch, within the parith of Saint Martin in the Fields, within the liberties of the city of Weftminfler. Cap. 36. For fettling a ftipend or maintenance upon the rector of the parish of Saint George the Martyr, in the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, and his fucceffors, in lieu of tythes. Cap. 37. For building a bridge cross the river of Thames, from Hampton Court in the county of Middlefex, to Eaft Moulfey in the county of Surrey. Cap. 38. For repairing the road from the city of York over Skipbridge, to Boroughbridge in the county of York. Cap. 39. For the more effectual repairing and preferving the piers and harbour of Whitby in the county of York. Cap. 40. For repairing and widening the roads leading from Egremont to Dudden Bridge, Santon Bridge, and Salthouse, in the county of Cumberland. Private Acts. Anno 23 Georgii II. I. An act for naturalizing Thomas Abraham Ogier, Peter Henry Gauvain, and others. 2. An act for naturalizing Charles Lindegren. 3. An act for naturalizing Henry Joly. 4. An act for naturalizing Germain Lavie. 2. 5. An act for vesting in trustees certain leafes and estates therein mentioned, of and in the manors of Spalding and Holbeck, and of feveral lands, tenements and hereditaments to the fame belonging, in the county of Lincoln, which were forfeited by James late duke of Monmouth, put in exigent upon an indictment of high treafon, to the intent that the lofs of the record of fuch indictment, and of the Capias and exigent thereon, may be fupplied for the purposes therein mentioned. 6. An act to impower the committees of Thomas earl of Bradford, a lunatick, to lay out part of his perfonál eftate in the purchase of lands and eftates of inheritance for the purpofes therein mentioned. 7. 8. 9. An act to enable his Majefty to grant the inheritance of the manor of Garstang in the county of Lancafter, and of a meffuage or tenement in Newbigginge in Lonfdale, in the county of Westmoreland, to trustees, in trust for the honourable Edward Walpole efquire, and his heirs, upon a full and valuable confideration to be paid for the fame. An act to enable Roger Mortlock, doctor in divinity, now called Roger Pettiward, and the heirs of his body, to take and use the furname and arms of Pettiward. An act to enable Beckford Kendall efquire, now called Beckford Kendall Cater, and his iffue male, to take and use the furname and arms Cater. 10. An act for naturalizing John 12. An act for naturalizing Engelbert Hake. 13. An act to impower the guardians of Henry earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, an infant, to make leafes leafes of his real estate during his minority. 14. An act to enable Hugh earl of Northumberland, and Elizabeth countefs of Northumberland and baronefs Percy, his wife, and their children, progeny, and iffue, to take and use the name of Percy, and bear and quarter the arms of the Percies earls of Northumberland. 15. An act for fale of part of the fettled eftate of Sir Thomas Moyftyn baronet, in the county of Anglesey, for payment of debts, and for providing a recompence to his eldest fon and iffue in lieu thereof. 16. An act for establishing a partition made between dame Mary Latre, and others, of divers eftates in the parishes of West Thorock and Stifford, in the county of Effex, in purfuance › of feveral orders of the high court of Chancery. 17. An act for impowering truftees to cut down and fell timber upon the eftate late of John Trevor efquire, in the counties of Denbigh and Flint, for difcharging his debts, and alfo to make leafes of mines in the faid Counties. 18. An act for investing part of the perfonal eftate of Charles Churchill equire, deceafed, in the purchase of lands to be fettled, pursuant to an agreement in the fettlement made on the marriage of Charles Churchill junior efquire, with the lady Maria Walpole. 19. An act for fale of the manor of Murley, and other eftates in the county of Bucks, lately belonging to Hugh Barker the younger efquire, deceated, pursuant to an agreement made with him for that purpose. 20. An act for making effectual an agreement for fale of a meffuage at Tarley Hill in the county of Berks, with the appurtenances, late the eftate of colonel Charles Lanoe, deceafed, to Alexander Valker efquire. 21. An act for fale of the eftates de vifed by the will of John Hilton efquire, deceased, and for applying the money arifing thereby in the payment of his debts and legacies. 22. An act for explaining and amending feveral powers contained in the fettlements made in the marriage of Henry Walters gentleman, and Anne his wife, for rendering the fame more effectual for the purpofes thereby intended. 23. An act to impower the executors and trustees of Samuel Shepheard efquire, deceafed, to fell his houses at Exning in Suffolk, and in Cavendish Square, and the plate and furniture thereto belonging, and to apply the money produced by fuch fale, as the court of Chancery fhall direct or appoint. 24. An act for fale of part of the eftates of John Needham efquire, and Anne his wife; John Leche efquire, and Mary his wife; and Elizabeth Hurleton, for difcharging incumbrances affecting the fame, and other purposes therein mentioned. 25. An act to enable William Cowper efquire, to fettle a jointure upon his prefent wife, and to make leafes of certain eftates in the county of Hertford. 26. An act for impowering trustees tó raife money out of the fettled eftate of Robert Dolman efquire, for difcharging feveral debts and fums of money contracted and borrowed by him. 27. An act for vefting the eftates of Richard Stanley efquire, a lunatick, lying in the counties of Kent and Middlefex, in trustees, to be fold for the payment of feveral debts and incumbrances thereon, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 28. An act to fell part of the fettled eftate of Thomas Sergifen efquire, and to lay out the money arifing thereby, in the purchase of lands and hereditaments to be fettled in lieu thereof. 29. An a 3 i 29. An act to enable William Nisbet of Dirleton efquire, and the heirs of intail for the time being, to make leafes of lands in the county of Haddington, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1.30. An act for raifing money by fale or mortgage of the eftate of Garton Orme efquire, in the county of Suflex, for the payment of his debts, and the portion of Charlote Orme his daughter, and for other 1. purposes therein mentioned. 31. An act for inclosing and dividing certain common fields and common grounds, called Nether Heyford Common Fields, lying and being in the parishes of Nether Heyford, Stow with nine Churches, and Bugbrooke, in the county of Northampton, and for extinguishing all right of common in certain meadows, paftures, and inclofed grounds in the faid parishes, and providing a recompence to the rectors of the faid parithes, in lieu of tythes. 32. An act for confirming articles of agreement for inclofing and dividing the commons and wafte grounds within the manor of Culcheth in the county of Lancaster. pro 33. An act for fecuring the fole perty, benefit and advantage of an engine invented by Ifrael Pownoll, deceafed, for raifing ballaft, fullage, and fand, and for removing banks, shelves and fhoals, in rivers and harbours, to the children of the faid Ifrae! Pownoll, for a certain term of years. 34. An act for naturalizing Jacob Van Wylick. Anno 24 Georgii II, Cap. 1. 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 one. Cap. 2. For granting to his Majesty the sum of two millions one hundred thousand pounds, to be raised by annuities, and a lottery, and charged on the finking fund, redeemable by parliament. Cap. 3. For enlarging the term and powers granted by an act paffed in the twelfth year of the reign of his present Majefty, for repairing the road between Stamford and Grantham in the county of Lincoln; and for making the fame more efe fectual. Cap. 4. For enabling his Majefsty to raife the feveral fums of money therein mentioned, by exchequer bills, to be charged on the finking fund; and for impowering the commiffioners of the treafury to pay off the old and new unfubfcribed South Seas annuities out of the fupply granted to his Majefty for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fifty ones and for enabling the bank of England to hold general courts, and courts of directors, in the manner therein directed; and for giving certain perfons liberty to fubfcribe bank and South Seas annuities omitted to be fubfcribed pursuant to two acts of the last feffion of parliaments Cap. 5. 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. 6. For punifhing mutiny and defertion; and for the better payment of the army and their quar ters. Cap. 7. 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 one. Cap. 8. For the better carrying on, and regulating, the navigation of the river Thames and Ifts, from the city of London weftward to the town |