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76. An Act to enable Archbishops and Bishops and other Persons in Ireland to compromise Suits touching their Rights of Patronage as to Ecclesiastical Benefices, in certain Cases. Page 535 77. An Act to authorize the Application of Part of the unclaimed Money in the Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in enlarging the Court House of the said Court. 538 78. An Act for the further Amendment of the Administration of the Criminal Law. 540 79. An Act to facilitate and simplify Procedure in the Court of Justiciary in Scotland. 542

80. An Act to empower Lessees of Tithe Rent-charge in Ireland to deduct a Proportion of Poor Rate Poundage from Rent; and also to empower the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in Ireland to allow Sums paid for Poor Rate or County Cess, or Poundage deducted from Ecclesiastical Persons on account of Poor Rate, among the Deductions from the Valuation of Ecclesiastical Property directed to be made under an Act of the Third and Fourth Years of His late Majesty, for the Purpose of a certain Tax thereby imposed upon such Property in Ireland. 81. An Act for the further Regulation of Steam Navigation, and for limiting in certain Cases the Number of Passengers to be conveyed in Steam Vessels.

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547 82. An Act to amend the Law for the Formation of Districts for the Education of Infant Poor. 549 83. An Act to confirm the Awards of Assessionable Manors Commissioners, and for other Purposes relating to the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.

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84. An Act to amend the Acts for rendering effective the Service of the Chelsea and Greenwich Out Pensioners, and to extend them to the Pensioners of the East India Company.

559 85. An Act to continue to the First Day of October One thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Exemption of Inhabitants from Liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Property to the Relief of the Poor.

560 86. An Act to empower Commissioners of the Court of Bankrnptcy to order the Release of Bankrupts from Prison in certain Cases.

Ibid.

87. An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the First Year of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws for facilitating the Payment of Debts out of Real Estate.

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88. An Act for further regulating the Money Order Department of the Post Office.

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89. An Act to continue for Two Years, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, and to amend, an Act of the Second and Third Years of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to extend and render more effectual for Five Years an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His late Majesty George the Fourth to amend an Act passed in the Fiftieth Year of His Majesty George the Third, for preventing the administering and taking unlawful Oaths in Ireland.

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90. An Act to regulate the Times of Payment of Rates and Taxes by Parliamentary Electors.

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91. An Act to make Provision for the Payment of Parish Debts, the Audit of Parochial and Union Accounts, and the Allowance of certain Charges therein.

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92. An Act for the Protection and Improvement of the Salmon, Trout, and other Inland Fisheries of Ireland.

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93. An Act to confirm the Incorporation of certain Boroughs. 586 94. An Act to regulate certain Offices in the Petty Bag in the High Court of Chancery, the Practice of the Common-Law Side of that Court, and the Enrolment Office of the said Court. Ibid. 95. An Act to carry into effect the Arrangements of the Eccle siastical Commissioners for England for making better Provision for the Cure of Souls in the Parish of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford and Diocese of Lichfield.

601 96. An Act to continue certain Turnpike Acts for limited Periods.

614 97. An Act to repeal the Duties of Customs upon the Importation of Sugar, and to impose new Duties in lieu thereof. 615

98. An Act to amend the Law for the Trial of Election Petitions. 620 99. An Act to further extend the Provisions of the Act for the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons. 645 100. An Act to permit the Distillation of Spirits from Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle in the United Kingdom. 652 101. An Act to provide for the Expenses of erecting and main. taining Lock-up Houses on the Borders of Counties. 663 102. An Act to enlarge the Powers of an Act empowering the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods to form a Royal Park in Battersea Fields; to facilitate the raising of Monies authorized to be raised by the said Commissioners for Metropolitan Improvements; and to regulate and simplify the Mode of keeping the Accounts of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods.

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103. An Act to authorize the Application of a Sum of Money out of the forfeited and unclaimed Army Prize Fund in purchasing the Site of the Royal Military Asylum, and in improving such Asylum.

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104. An Act for amending the Act for regulating the Prison at Millbank. 676 105. An Act to prohibit the Importation of Sheep, Cattle, or other Animals, for the Purpose of preventing the Introduction of contagious or infectious Disorders.

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106. An Act to amend an Act of the Tenth Year of Her present Majesty, for rendering valid certain Proceedings for the Relief of Distress in Ireland by Employment of the Labouring Poor, and to indemnify those who have acted in such Proceedings. 678 107. An Act to prevent, until the First Day of September One thousand eight hundred and fifty, and to the End of the then Session of Parliament, the spreading of contagious or infectious Disorders among Sheep, Cattle, and other Animals. 680 108. An Act for enabling Her Majesty to establish and maintain Diplomatic Relations with the Sovereign of the Roman States.

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109. An Act to authorize the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales.

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110. An Act to alter the Provisions relating to the Charges for the Relief of the Poor in Unions. 688 111. An Act to amend an Act of the Tenth Year of Her present Majesty, for amending the Laws relating to the Removal of the Poor. 692 112. An Act to consolidate, and continue in force for Two Years and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, the Metropolitan Commissions of Sewers. 693 113. An Act for the further Amendment of the Acts relating to the Dublin Police.

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114. An Act to prevent District Auditors from taking Proceedings in certain Cases. 115. An Act to vest in Her Majesty the Property of the Irish Reproductive Loan Fund Institution, and to dissolve the said Institution.

760 116. An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of the Equator for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves. 769 117. An Act for rendering certain Newspapers published in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man liable to Postage. 793 118. An Act to explain and amend the Law as to the Licence required for the letting of Post Horses to Hire in Ireland, and the Law respecting Proceedings for Duties and Penalties under the Post Horse, Stage, and Hackney Carriage Acts in the United Kingdom.

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119. An Act to simplify the Forms of Certificates under the Act authorizing the Advance of Money for the Improvement of Land by Drainage in Great Britain.

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120. An Act to facilitate the Transfer of Landed Property in Ireland. 798 121. An Act to alter the Laws and Regulations of Excise respecting the Survey of Dealers in and Retailers of Spirits, and respecting the Sale and Removal of Spirits by Permit from the Stock of such Traders, and respecting the Distribution of Penalties and Forfeitures recovered under the Laws of Excise. 803 122. An Act to amend the Laws respecting the Warehousing of British Spirits in England, Scotland, and Ireland respectively, and to permit Spirits made from Malt only, and Spirits made from Malt and other Grain, and Rectified Spirits, to be exported on Drawback from any Part of the United Kingdom, and respecting certain Spirit Mixtures, and the Removal of Goods subject to Excise Regulations from Customs Warehouse. 815 123. An Act to renew and amend an Act of the Tenth Year of Her present Majesty, for the more speedy Removal of certain Nuisances, and the Prevention of contagious and epidemic Diseases. 124. An Act to amend an Act of the last Session, for varying the Priorities of the Charges made on "The London Bridge Approaches Fund," and to facilitate the Completion of certain Improvements in the City of Westminster.

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125. An Act for raising the Sum of Two Millions by Exchequer Bills, or by the Creation of Annuities, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. Page 860 126. An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and forty-eight; and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. Ibid. 127. An Act to reduce the Duties on Copper and Lead. 866 128. An Act for carrying into effect the Agreement between Her Majesty and the Imaum of Muscat for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade. 867 129. An Act for amending an Act passed in the Ninth and Tenth Years of Her present Majesty for making preliminary Inquiries in certain Cases of Applications for Local Acts. 872 130. An Act for guaranteeing the Interest on such Loans, not exceeding Five hundred thousand Pounds, as may be raised by the British Colonies on the Continent of South America, in the West Indies, and the Mauritius, for certain Purposes. 877 131. An Act to amend, and continue until the First Day of November Oue thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and to the End of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act to make Provision for the Treatment of poor Persons afflicted with Fever in Ireland.

879 132. An Act for the Appointment of additional Taxing Masters for the High Court of Chancery in Ireland, and to regulate the Appointment of the Principal Assistants to the Masters in the Superior Courts of Law in Ireland.

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133. An Act to amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks in Ireland.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL ACTS,

i. AN

DECLARED PUBLIC,

AND TO BE JUDICIALLY NOTICED.

N Act for better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, Lighting, Watching, and Highway Rates, in the Parish of Kettering in the County of Northampton. Page 889

ii. An Act for enabling the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Leicester to establish a General Cemetery for such Borough.

Ibid.

iii. An Act for the Consecration of a Portion of the Manchester General Cemetery.

Ibid.

iv. An Act for extending the Time for building a Bridge over the River Avon from Clifton to the opposite Side of the River in the County of Somerset.

Ibid.

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v. An Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the Leicester Navigation to abandon the Railways or Stone Roads and Water Levels commonly known as "The Forest Line," and to enable them to sell the Lands over which the same passes, and the Reservoir and other Works connected therewith. vi. An Act for supplying the Parish and Township or Borough of Folkestone with Water. Ibid. vii. An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of Lambeth Waterworks to construct additional Works, and for better supplying the Inhabitants of the Parish of Lambeth in the County of Surrey and other Parishes and Places with Water. Ibid. viii. An Act for the better supplying with Water the Royal Burgh of Stirling and Suburbs thereof.

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ix. An Act to enable the Birkenhead Dock Company to sell or lease their Land. Ibid. x. An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks to build Warehouses, to construct additional Wet Docks and other Works, and for other Purposes.

Ibid. xi. An Act for constructing and maintaining a Fier, Jetty, or Stage, with necessary Approaches thereto, at Dover in the County of Kent. Ibid.

xii. An Act for lighting with Gas the Township of Morley in the Parish of Batley in the West Riding of the County of York. 472 xiii. An Act for amending "The Bristol and Clifton Gaslight Act, 1847." Ibid.

xiv. An Act for incorporating the Southampton Gaslight Company, and for supplying at a limited Price the Town and Neighbourhood of Southampton with Gas.

Ibid. xv. An Act to amend and enlarge the Provisions of an Act passed in the Ninth and Tenth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act for better supplying with Gas the City of Worcester and the Suburbs thereof, and to enable the Worcester New Gaslight Company incorporated by the said Act to raise a further Sum of Money.

Ibid. xvi. An Act for providing a Market for the Sale of Cattle and other Animals in the Borough of Shrewsbury in the County of Salop. Ibid.

xvii. An Act to alter, amend, and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, for establishing and governing the Magdalen Hospital.

Ibid.

xviii. An Act for the Regulation of certain public Sufferance Wharves in the Port of London.

891 xix. An Act to effect an Agreement between the Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the County of Leicester and the Corporation of the Borough of Leicester, for the Admission of Lunatic Paupers from the said Borough into the said Asylum. Ibid. xx. An Act for the Incorporation, Establishment, and Regulation of "Price's Patent Candle Company," and for enabling the said Company to purchase and work Letters Patent. Ibid. xxi. An Act to authorize certain Alterations in the Hitchin, Northampton, and Huntingdon Extension of the Midland Railways; and for other Purposes.

Ibid. xxii. An

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