tual Prevention of Felonies within the District of Dublin Metropolis. Page 575 103. An Act to make further Provision, and to amend and render more effectual Three Acts, passed in the Fifty eighth and Fifty ninth Years of His late Majesty, and in the Third Year of His present Majesty, for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes.

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104. An Act to amend an Act of the Third Year of His present Majesty, respecting Superannuation Allowances. 105. An Act further to continue and to amend an Act, made in the Third Year of His present Majesty's Reign, for suppressing Insurrections and preventing Disturbances of the public Peace in Ireland.

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106. An Act to enlarge and extend the Power of the Judges of the several Courts of Great Sessions in Wales, and to amend the Laws relating to the same. 107. An Act to prevent the illegal pawning of Clothes and Stores belonging to Chelsea Hospital; to give further Powers to the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer of Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals; to punish Persons fraudulently receiving Prize Money or Pensions; and to enable the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital to hold Lands purchased under the Will of Colonel Drowly. 612 108. An Act for transferring to the East India Company certain Possessions newly acquired in the East Indies, and for authorizing the Removal of Convicts from Sumatra. 619 109. An Act to enable the Earl Marshal and his Deputy to execute the Duties of their Office or Offices, without previously taking or subscribing certain Oaths or Declarations. 110. An Act for the Indemnity of Magistrates in Proceedings against Persons using unlawful Weights in Ireland. 111. An Act to amend an Act of the Forty first Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, for the more speedy and effectual Recovery of Debts due to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, in Right of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and for the better Administration of Justice within the same. 623 112. An Act to amend so much of an Act of the Forty ninth Year of His late Majesty as relates to the forming Tables of Manors, Parishes, Town Lands and other Subdenominations of Land, in Ireland, for the Purpose of providing for the future Survey and Valuation of that Part of the United Kingdom; and for settling the Boundaries of Counties, Cities and Towns, in certain Cases. 625

621

Ibid.

113. An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 626 114. An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the Sixth Year of King George the First, as restrains any other Corporations than those in the Act named, and any Societies or Partnerships, from effecting Marine Assurances, and lending Money on Bottomry. 115. An Act for raising the Sum of Fifteen Millions by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty four; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL ACTS,

DECLARED PUBLICK,

AND TO BE JUDICIALLY NOTICED.

i. AN Act for altering and enlarging the Powers of an Act of His late Majesty King George the Third, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor within the Hundreds of Tunstead and Happing in the County of Norfolk. Page 719 ii. An Act for repairing, improving, widening and keeping in Repair the several Roads within the District called The Kidwelly District of Roads, in the County of Carmarthen. Ibid. iii. An Act for more effectually repairing the Road leading from the Lord Nelson Public House, upon the Road between Burnley and Colne, in the Township of Marsden in the Parish of Whalley, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, to Gisburne in the West Riding of the County of York, and from thence to the Road leading from Skipton to Settle, at or near Long Preston, in the said West Riding of the County of York. Ibid. iv. An Act for more effectually amending, improving and keeping in Repair the Road leading from Penrith to Cockermouth, and several other Roads therein mentioned, all in the County of Cumberland.

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v. An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act of His late Majesty relative to the Asylum for Female Orphans.

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Ibid. vi. An Act for more effectually repairing, improving and maintaining the Road leading from Thirsk to Yarm in the County of York. vii. An Act for more effectually amending, improving and keeping in Repair the Roads from the City of Carlisle to the Market Town of Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland. Ibid. viii. An Act for amending, improving and keeping in Repair the Roads leading from Wetherby to Knaresborough in the West Riding of the County of York. Ibid. ix. An Act for amending and maintaining the Roads from the Hand and Post at the Top of Burford Lane in the County of Gloucester, to Stow-on-the-Wold, and from thence to Paddle Brook; and from the Cross Hands on Salford Hill in the County of Oxford, to the Hand and Post in the Parish of Withington in the County of Gloucester. Ibid. x. An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the Roads from Hurdlow House in the County of Derby, to Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and other Roads in the said Counties, and in the County Palatine of Chester. Ibid. xi. An Act for amending and maintaining the Roads leading from the Town of Newent in the County of Gloucester, and other Roads in the Counties of Gloucester and Hereford. 729 xii. An

xii. An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the Road leading from the End of the Exeter Turnpike Road to Biddaford, and also several other Roads leading from Bridgetown Pomeroy and Totnes; and for making and repairing several other Roads communicating therewith, all in the County of Devon; and for taking down and rebuilding Totnes Bridge in the same County. Page 729 xiii. An Act for the better Maintenance, Employment and Regulation of the Poor of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and for repairing or rebuilding the Workhouse there. Ibid. xiv. An Act for more effectually repairing and improving so much of the Road from Keswick in the County of Cumberland, by Dunmail Raise and Ambleside, to Kirkby in Kendal in the County of Westmoreland, as is situate in the said County of Westmoreland; and also the Road from Plumbgarth's Cross, near Kirkby in Kendal aforesaid, to the Lake called Windermere, in the County of Westmoreland. Ibid. xv. An Act for more effectually improving and keeping in Repair the Road from Appleby in the County of Westmoreland, to Kirkby in Kendal; and from Orton to the Turnpike Koad near Shap; and from Highgate near Tebay, through Kirkby Stephen, to Market Brough in the said County. Ibid. xvi. An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from Marehill in the Parish of Pulborough, through Shipley, to the Direction Post on the Turnpike Road leading from Horsham to Steyning, at Southwater in the Parish of Horsham, with several Branches therefrom, all in the County of Sussex. 730 xvii. An Act for more effectually repairing and amending the Road leading from the High Street in the Town of Arundel to the Turnpike Road leading from Petworth to Stopham, on Fittleworth Common, in the County of Sussex. xviii. An Act for altering and enlarging the Powers of Two Acts of His late Majesty, for the better Relief and Employment of the Poor within the Hundred of Stow in the County of Suffolk. Ibid. xix. An Act for providing a convenient House, with suitable Accommodations, for His Majesty's Judges at the Assizes for the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for maintaining and supporting the same.

Ibid.

Ibid. xx. An Act to revive and amend an Act of the Forty ninth Year of His late Majesty, for building a Chapel of Ease in the Town of Worthing in the County of Sussex. Ibid. xxi. An Act for building a Church or Chapel of Ease in the Township of Roundhay, and Parish of Barwick in Elmet, in the West Riding of the County of York. Ibid. xxii. An Act for better paving, lighting, cleansing, watching and improving the Town and Borough of Plymouth in the County of Devon; and for regulating the Police thereof; and for removing and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein. Ibid.

xxiii. An Act for paving, lighting, cleansing, watching, regulating and otherwise improving the Town of Keighley within the Parish of Keighley, in the West Riding of the County of York.

731 xxiv. An

xxiv. An Act for amending, repairing and maintaining the Road from Sandon in the County of Stafford to Bullock Smithy in the County of Chester; and from Hilderstone to Draycott in the Moors, and from Wetley Rocks to Tean, in the said County of Stafford. Page 731

xxv. An Act for improving and keeping in Repair the Road from Span Smithy in the County of Chester, to Talk in the County of Stafford.

Ibid.

xxvi. An Act for further extending the Powers of the Company of Proprietors for embanking Part of the Lairy near Plymouth. Ibid. xxvii. An Act for exonerating the Inhabitants of the several Hamlets, Tithings and Places within the Parish of Wedmore in the County of Somerset, from the exclusive Maintenance and Repair of the Public Highways within the Limits of the said Hamlets, Tithings and Places respectively, and for charging the same in future on the Inhabitants at large of the

said Parish.

Ibid.

Ibid. xxviii. An Act for repairing the Road leading from the Worcester Turnpike Road in the Village of Broadway in the County of Worcester, to the Stratford upon Avon Turnpike Road, in the Village of Mickleton in the County of Gloucester. xxix. An Act for making a Turnpike Road from Redbrook to Saint Arvans in the County of Monmouth, and for building a Bridge on the Line of the said Road over the River Wye, and for making other Turnpike Roads to communicate therewith in the Counties of Monmouth and Gloucester. Ibid. xxx. An Act for repairing, improving and maintaining several Roads leading to and from Cerne Abbas in the County of

Dorset.

732 xxxi. An Act for making and maintaining certain Roads from Kingsbridge to Dartmouth, Modbury, Salcombe and other Places in the South Part of the County of Devon. Ibid. xxxii. An Act for more effectually amending the Roads from Whitchurch in the County of Salop, to that Part of the Road leading from Nantwich in the County of Chester, to Newcastle under Lyne in the County of Stafford, which passes through the Township of Madeley in the said County of Stafford; and also from Hinstock in the said County of Salop, to Nantwich aforesaid.

Ibid.

xxxiii. An Act for widening, improving and maintaining the Turnpike Road leading from the City of Worcester, through Droitwich, to Spadesbourne Bridge, within the Parish of Bromsgrove in the County of Worcester, and other Roads therein mentioned. Ibid. xxxiv. An Act for repairing the Road from Burtry ford in the County of Durham, through Alston in the County of Cumberland, to Burnstones in the County of Northumberland, and from Summerrod's Bar near Hexham, to Alston aforesaid, and several other Roads in the said Counties, and in the North Riding of the County of York; and for erecting Bridges over the River Tyne. Ibid. xxxv. An Act for amending and improving the Road from Glossop

to

to Marple Bridge in the County of Derby, and the several Branches of Roads leading to and from the same. Page 733 xxxvi. An Act for improving and keeping in Repair the Road from the End of the County of Stafford to the City of Chester, lying betwixt the End of the said County of Stafford, and One hundred Yards of the East End of a certain Smithy called Duddon Smithy, in Clotton, in the said County of Chester. Ibid. xxxvii. An Act to alter and amend an Act for erecting a new Gaol and Court House in the Burgh of Ayr in the Shire of Ayr. Ibid. xxxviii. An Act for continuing and enlarging the Term and Powers of several Acts passed in the Thirty second Year of the Reign of King George the Second, and the Twentieth and Forty second Years of His late Majesty King George the Third, charging a Duty of Two Pennies Scots, or One sixth Part of a Penny Sterling, upon every Scots Pint of Ale, Porter and Beer brewed for Sale, brought into, tapped or sold within the Town and Parish of Kelso in the County of Roxburgh, for the Purposes therein mentioned.

Ibid. xxxix. An Act to alter and amend An Act for the Regulation of the Corporation of the Masters and Assistants of the Trinity House of Leith. Ibid. xl. An Act for taking down, rebuilding and enlarging Maidenhead Chapel in the County of Berks. Ibid. xli. An Act for the better levying and collecting the Rates for the Relief and Maintenance of the Poor of the Parish of South Lynn, otherwise All Saints, in the Borough of King's Lynn in the County of Norfolk, by assessing the Owners of certain Messuages, and other Property in the said Parish, instead of the Occupiers thereof; and also for erecting a Workhouse in the same Parish. Ibid. xlii. An Act for lighting the City of Dublin and Environs thereof with Oil Gas. 734 xliii. An Act for repairing the Road from Dunchurch to Stonebridge in the County of Warwick.

Ibid.

xliv. An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from Colne in the County of Lancaster, to communicate with the Road leading from Clitheroe in the same County, to Skipton in the County of York.

Ibid. xlv. An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike Road from Rugeley, through Armitage to Alrewas, with a Branch therefrom in the County of Stafford.

Ibid.

Ibid. xlvi. An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from the Trent Bridge in the County of the Town of Nottingham, to Cote's Bridge in the County of Leicester. xlvii. An Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from the River Lee Navigation in the Parish of Saint Mary Stratford Bow in the County of Middlesex, to join the Regent's Canal at or near a Place called Old Ford Lock in the Parish of Saint Matthew Bethnal Green in the said County of Middlesex.

Ibid. xlviii. An Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the Stockton and Darlington Railway to relinquish one of their Branch Railways, and to enable them to make another Branch

Railway