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eviii. An Act for making a Railway from the Great North of Scotland Railway to Old Deer, and thence to Peterhead and Fraserburgh, with a Branch to Ellon, all in the County of Aberdeen, to be called The Formartine and Buchan Railway,"

cix. An Act for consolidating and amending the Acts of the North British Railway Company, and for authorising Alterations in the Leith and Fisherrow or Musselburgh Branches thereof; and for other Purposes.

ex. An Act for extending the Powers of the Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway Company for purchasing Lands and completing their Railway; and for other Purposes.

cxi. An Act for the Amalgamation of the Undertakings of the East Suffolk Railway Company, the Yarmouth and Haddiscoe Railway Company, and the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway Company; for leasing the same; and for other Purposes. exii. An Act for making a Railway from Athenry to Tuam in the county of Galway; and for other Purposes.

exiii. An Act to authorise the Great Northern and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies to work in common, and for certain other Purposes relating to the Great Northern Railway.

exiv. An Act for making a Railway from or near Guisbrough to or near to Skinningrove, all in Cleveland in the North Riding of the County of York; and for other Purposes. exv. An Act for enabling the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company to make a new Railway in the County of Durham in connection with the Wear Valley and Stockton and Darlington Railways; to acquire additional Lands; and for other Purposes.

exvi. An Act for the Amalgamation of the Stockton and Darlington, the Weir Valley, the Middlesbrough and Redcar, the Middlesbrough and Guisbrough, and the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Companies; and for regulating the Capital and Borrowing Powers of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company formed by the Amalgamation; and for other Purposes.

exvii. An Act for enabling the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company to make new Railways in the North Riding of the County of York; and for other Purposes. cxviii. An Act to authorise the Construction of a Station near Victoria Street, Pimlico, in the County of Middlesex, and of a Railway to connect the same with the West London and Crystal Palace Railway at Battersea in the County of Surrey, in order to afford improved Communication between certain of the Railways South of the Thames and the Western Districts of the Metropolis; and for other Purposes. cxix. An Act for making a Railway Communication between Dublin and Meath.

cxx. An Act for the Improvement of the Western Parts of the Parish of Hove in the County of Sussex, and for establishing more efficient Police Regulations within the whole of the said Parish

Cxxi. An Act to make Provision for better supplying Birkenhead and Claughton with Gas and Water, and for transferring the Undertaking of the Birkenhead and Claughton Gas and Water Company to the Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners; and for other Purposes.

cxxii. An Act for making a Railway from the Tillicoultry Station of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway to the Fife and Kinross Railway at Hopefield, to be called "The Devon Valley Railway," and for other Purposes in relation thereto. cxxiii. An Act to confer further Powers upon the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company with respect to the Completion, Alteration, or Abandonment of certain of their Branch Railways, and to authorise certain Arrangements with respect to their Share Capital and the purchase of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal; and to amend the Acts relating to the Company; and for other Purposes. cxxiv. An Act to authorise the making of a Turnpike Road from Thames Street in the Parish of Clewer in the Borough of New Windsor in the County of Berks to Oxford Road in the said Parish; and for other Purposes. CXXV. An Act for carrying into effect an agreement between the Ribble Navigation Company and Sir Thomas George Hesketh, Baronet.

cxxvi. An Act to enable the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Company to divert their Railway in the Parish of Aberdare in Glamorganshire and to confer upon them other Powers.

cxxvii. An Act to enable the Whitehaven Junction Railway Company to construct new Branches, to widen their Line, to erect Shipping Places and other Works, to raise a further Sum of Money; and for other Purposes.

cxxviii. An Act to empower the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company to abandon a Part of the Lancaster and Garlisle and Ingleton Railway, and to alter and divert certain Roads in connection with their Railway; to acquire additional Lands; and for other Hurposes.

cxxix. An Act to incorporate the Crystal Palace District Gas Company; to enable the said Company to raise further Money; to authorise the Company to contract for and purchase the Undertaking, Land, and Premises of the Sydenham Gas and Coke Company; and for other Purposes connected therewith.

cxxx. An Act to authorise Arrangements between the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company and London and Northwestern Railway Company, and to authorise the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money; and for other Purposes.

cxxxi. An Act for enabling the London and North-western Railway Company to construct Works and to acquire additional Lands in the Counties of Salop, Middlesex, Hertford, Buckingham, Warwick, Chester, Stafford, Northampton, Leicester, and Lancaster; for authorising Arrangements in reference to "The Improved Postal and Passenger Communication between England and Ireland Act, 1855;" and for other Purposes.

cxxxii. An Act for the Establishment of a Board of Guardians of the Poor in the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of Middlesex; and for other Purposes with respect to the Parish.

cxxxiii. An Act to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to the Stockton, Middlesbrough, and Yarın Water Company; to change the Name of the Company, and authorise the Construction of additional Works and the raising of further Moneys; and for other Purposes.

cxxxiv. An Act to enable the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway Company to construct a new Branch from their Railway; to make a Deviation in the Main Line and other Works; to alter and amend the Acts relating to the Company; and for other Purposes.

cxxxv. An Act for making further Provision with respect to the Severn Valley Railway, in order to the Completion thereof; and for other Purposes.

cxxxvi. An Act to improve the Management of the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway.

oxxxvii. An Act to authorise the Construction of a Railway from Redditch to the Midland Railway.

cxxxviii. An Act to incorporate and regulate the Great Southern of India Railway Company, and for other Purposes connected therewith.

cxxxix. An Act for extending the Powers of the Plymouth Great Western Dock Company; and for other Purposes.

cxl. An Act to alter and improve the Boundaries of the Municipal Borough and District of Middlesbrough; to enable the Local Board of Health of the District to enlarge the Market Place; to enable the Corporation to construct Landing Places on the North Side of the River Tees, and to establish a public Passage up and over the said River; to transfer the Powers of the Burial Board to the Local Board; and to confer other Powers on the Local Board and the Corporation; and for other Purposes.

cxli. An Act to confer additional Powers on the Tees Conservancy Commissioners; to regulate the Fisheries in the River Tees; to vest the Anchorage and Plankage Dues in the said Commissioners; to alter and amend their existing Acts; and for other Purposes.

cxlii. An Act to extend the Time for making the Worcester and Hereford Railway, and for granting further Powers with respect to that Undertaking.

cxliii. An Act to make further Provisions for vesting the Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company; and for other Purposes.

cxliv. An Act for enabling the Limerick and Castle Connel Railway Company to extend their Railway from Castle Connell to Killaloe; to issue Preference Shares; and for other Purposes.

cxlv. An Act for the Abandonment of the West End of London and Clapham and Norwood Junction Railway; and for other Purposes.

cxlvi. An Act to enable the South Wales Railway Company to acquire additional Lands at Newport; and for other Purposes.

cxlvii. An Act for authorising a Lease of the Vale of Towy Railway to the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company. cxlviii. An Act for enabling the Atlantic Telegraph Company

to create and issue Preference Capital, for the Extension of Borrowing Powers, and Amendment of Act.

cxlix. An Act to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow.

cl. An Act for limiting, defining, and regulating the Capital

and Debt of the Warrington and Stockport Railway Company; for amending the Acts relating to the Company, and conferring on them further Powers; and for other Purposes relating to the Company.

PRIVATE ACTS,

PRINTED BY THE QUEEN'S PRINTER, AND WHEREOF THE PRINTED COPIES MAY BE GIVEN IN EVIDENCE.

1. An Act for enabling Mining Leases to be granted of an Estate in the North Riding of Yorkshire, late of Henry Darley, Esquire, deceased and for other Purposes, and of which the Short Title is "Darley's Estate Act, 1858." 2. An Act to confirm certain Arrangements with regard to the Trust Estate of the late George Viscount Keith, and to enable his Trustees to carry the same into effect.

3. An Act for confirming and giving effect to an Agreement for a Lease by the Westminster Improvement Commissioners of Land in Victoria Street and Tothill Street in the City of Westminster to the Westminster Palace Hotel Company, Limited, and of which the Short Title is "Westminster Palace Hotel Company's Act, 1858."

4. An Act to authorise the raising of Money to be expended in permanent Improvements on the Entailed Estates of Braco, Marr, Carraldstoun, and others, and the granting of Feus and Long Leases of Parts of the said Estates.

5. Act for vesting Estates of the late Mr. Henry Holroyd, deceased, in Trustees for Sale, and for authorising Grants in Fee and Building Leases for long Terms of Years of the same Estates; and for other Purposes.

6. An Act to grant further Powers and to make further Pro

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visions in respect to the Estates subject to the Trusts of the Will of Benjamin Hall Esquire, deceased.

An Act for authorising the Trustees of the late James Davidson of Ruchill, to sell Part of his Lands of Ruchill, Garrioch, and Balgray in the County of Lanark, and to reinvest the Prices of such Lands; and for other Purposes. 8. An Act for regulating the Dundonald Bursaries in the University and College of Glasgow; and for other Purposes. 9. An Act for authorising Mining, Building, and other Leases, the obtaining of the Enfranchisement of Copyholds and the Renewal of Leases, and the making of Partitions, Sales, and Exchanges of the Estates devised and bequeathed by the Will of Henry Belward Ray, Esquire, deceased; and for other Purposes.

10. An Act to amend an Act of the Parliament of Ireland passed in the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King George the Third, intituled An Act for vesting the Estate of the Right Reverend Father in God Doctor John Stearne, late Lord Bishop of Clogher, deceased, in Trustees, in trust for carrying the charitable and other Bequests of his Will into execution.

NOT PRINTED.

11. An Act to repeal so much of an Act passed in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth and in the First Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act for naturalising Dame Marie Louise Pelline De Dalberg Acton and her infant Son Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baronet, as enacts that the said Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton,

Baronet, shall not thereby be enabled to be of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament, or to take any Office or Place of Trust, either Civil or Military, or to have any Grant of Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments from the Crown, to himself or any other Person or Persons i

trust for him.

INDEX TO THE PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS,

SHOWING WHETHER THEY RELATE TO THE WHOLE OR TO ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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E. signifies that the Act relates to England (and Wales, if the subject extends so far).-S. to Scotland.-I. to Ireland.-
E. & L. to England and Ireland.-G. B. to Great Britain.-G. B. & I. to Great Britain and Ireland.-U. K. to the whole of the
United Kingdom.

The Figures between parentheses denote the Pages in the SOLICITORS' JOURNAL where the Statutes are observed upon in the
"LEGISLATION OF THE YEAR."

The Figures at the ends of the lines denote the Pages where the Acts are set out at length, in the PUBLIC STATUTES of the
SOLICITORS' JOURNAL.

21 & 22 VICTORIÆ.

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c. 19, for separating the Palatine Jurisdiction of the County Palatine
from the Bishopric of Durham-E. c. 45-(906).
BISHOPS TRUSTS SUBSTITUTION; to substitute in certain Cases the Bishop
of one Diocese for the Bishop of another as a Trustee of certain Trusts
[for charitable or public Purposes]-E. c. 71..

ABERDEEN, UNIVERSITIES, &c., OF; to make Provision for the better Govern-
ment and Discipline of the Universities of Scotland, and for the Union of
the Two Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen-S. c. 83.
ABJURATION, OATH OF; to substitute One Oath for the Oaths of Allegiance,
Supremacy, and Abjuration, &c.-G. B. & I. c. 48-(907)........
ABOLITION of Franchise Prisons, for-E. c. 22-(861)

- of Property Qualification of Members of Parliament, for-G.B. & I. c.
26-(878).

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of Foot Passenger Tolls on Chelsea Bridge, after Payment of the Sum
of £80,000 and Interest for-E. c. 66.

of Toll on the Bridge over the Shannon at Portumna, for-I. c. 23.
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ADMINISTRATION, LETTERS OF; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 77-
E. c. 95-(1024)
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-to extend over the United Kingdom the Effect of Grants of-G.B. & I.
c. 56-(925)
ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS; to enable the Committees of both Houses of
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Parliament to administer Oaths to Witnesses in certain Cases-G.B. & 1.
c. 78 (970)
ADVANCES FOR NAVIGATIONS; to extend the time for making Advances to-
wards Navigations in Ireland, under the Provisions of the Act 19 & 20
Vict. c. 62-I. c. 41.

ALREEDA; to remove Doubts as to the Operation of a Convention between
Her Majesty and the Emperor of the French relative to Portendic and
Albreda-U.K. c. 35.

ALLEGIANCE, &c., OATHS OF; to substitute One Oath for the Oaths of Alle-
giance, Supremacy, and Abjuration-G.B. & I. c. 48-(907)..........10
ALLOTMENT OF LANDS, to provide for, within the Boundaries of the late
Forest of Hainault-E. c. 37.

ANIMALS, DISEASES AMONG; to continue 11 & 12 Vict. c. 107, 16 & 17 Vict.
c. 62, and 19 & 20 Vict. c. 101, to prevent the spreading of-U.K. c. 62.
ANNUITIES; to settle Annuities on Lady and Sir H. M. Havelock, in consi-
deration of the eminent Services of the late Major-General Havelock-

U.K. c. 2.

APPLICATION OF AIDS. See CONSOLIDATED FUND.

APPOINTMENTS; to continue Appointments under the Act 14 & 15 Vict.
c. 53, for consolidating the Copyhold and Inclosure Commissioners-E.

c. 53.

-to appoint a Clerk of Nisi Prius, and to make Provision for the Ap-
pointment of Tipstaffs, in the Superior Courts in Ireland-I. c. 52.
APPROPRIATION OF SUPPLIES; to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund
and the Surplus of Ways and Means to the Service of the Year 1858, and
to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament-U.K.

e. 107.

ARMY; for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of
the Army and their Quarters-U.K. c. 9.

to revive, and continue the Act 18 & 19 Vict. c. 4, amending the Act
for limiting the Time of Service in the Army-U.K. c. 55.

See also MILITIA.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR RELIEF OF TURNPIKE TRUSTS; to confirm certain Pro-
visional Orders made under the Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 38, to facilitate-E.
ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict. c. 100, to con-
solidate and amend the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs for
ornamenting-U.K. c. 70

ART UNIONS; to indemnify certain Persons who have formed a voluntary
Association for the Disposal of Works of Utility and Ornament by Chance
or otherwise as Prizes-U.K. c. 102.

ASSISTANT BARRISTERS; to amend the Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 57, and to
transfer to the Assistant Barristers certain Jurisdiction as to Insolvent
Debtors-I. c. 88.

ASYLUMS FOR LUNATICS; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 71, for the
Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics, and for the Provi-
sion, Maintenance, and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums-S. c. 89.

BALLOTS FOR THE MILITIA; to suspend the making of Lists and the
Ballots for the Militia of the United Kingdom-G.B. & I. c. 39.
BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY; to indemnify the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England in respect of certain Issues of their Notes, and to con-
firm such Issues, and to authorise further Issues for a time to be limited
-E. c. 1-(841).....

BANKERS DRAFTS OR CHEQUES; for granting a Stamp Duty on certain
Drafts or Orders for the Payment of Money-G.B. & I. c. 20-(860)....3
to amend the Law relating to-G.B. & I. c. 79-(970).
BANKING COMPANIES; to amend the Joint Stock Banking Companies Act,
1857-G.B. & I. c. 60-(926)...

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BOMBAY, CHIEF JUSTICE OF; to make valid certain Acts of the late Chief
Justice of Bombay [Sir W. Yardley, Knight]-U.K. c. 32.
BRANDING OF BARRELS, under the Acts concerning the Herring Fisheries
in Scotland, imposing Fees on-S. c. 69.

BRIDGES. See CHELSEA BRIDGE. PORTUMNA BRIDGE.

BRISTOL, for confirming a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for certain
Charities in the Parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Leonard in the City of-
E. c. 31.

for confirming a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for certain
Municipal Charities in the City of-E. c. 30.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, to provide for the Government of-U.K. c. 99.
BURGHS, to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 72, to render more effectual the
Police in-S. c. 65.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY; to give to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge,
and Durham, and the Colleges in those Universities, &c., Power to
sell, enfranchise, and exchange Lands, under certain Conditions, and also
to grant Leases for Agricultural, Building, and Mining Purposes, and to
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deal with the Interests of their Lessees under proper Reservations and
Restrictions-E. c. 44.

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to repeal the Stamp Duties payable on Matriculation and Degrees in
the University of Cambridge-E. c. 11-(842)
CANAL COMPANIES; to restrain the Exercise of certain Powers by Canal
Companies being also Railway Companies-G.B. & I. c. 75-(969) ....39
CATTLE, DISEASES AMONG; to continue certain Acts [11 & 12 Vict. c. 107,
16 & 17 Vict. c. 62, and 19 & 20 Vict. c. 101] to prevent the spreading
of contagious or infectious Diseases among Sheep, Cattle, and other
Animals-U.K. c. 62.

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CHANCERY; to amend the Course of Procedure in the High Court of Chan-
cery, the Court of Chancery in Ireland, and the Court of Chancery of
the County Palatine of Lancaster-E. & I. c. 27-(891)
CHAPELS, &C.; further to amend the Law relating to the Erection and En-
dowment of Churches, Chapels, &c.-I. c. 59.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS; further to continue the Exemption of certain
Charities [Roman Catholic Charities] from the Operation of the Charit-
able Trusts Acts-E. c. 51...

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to substitute in certain Cases the Bishop of one Diocese for the Bishop
of another as a Trustee of certain Trusts-E. c. 71
CHARITY COMMISSIONERS, for confirming a Scheme of the, for Sir Eliab
Harvey's Charity in the Town of Folkestone--E. c. 29.

for confirming a Scheme of the, for certain Municipal Charities in the
City of Bristol-E. c. 30.

for confirming a Scheme of the, for certain Charities in the Parishes
of St. Nicholas and St. Leonard Bristol-E. c. 31.

for confirming a Scheme of the, for Cowley's Charity in the Parish of
Swineshead (Lincoln)-E. c. 81.

CHEAP TRAINS, to amend the Law relating to; and to restrain the Exer-
cise of certain Powers by Canal Companies being also Railway Companies
-G.B. & I. c. 75-(969).

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CHELSEA BRIDGE; to amend the Act 9 & 10 Vict. c. 39, and to abolish Foot
Passenger Tolls on Chelsea Bridge after Payment of the Sum of £80,000
and Interest-E. c. 66.

CHELSEA HOSPITAL, &c.; to confirm a Contract for the Sale by the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Works of certain Lands to the Commissioners
of Chelsea Hospital-E. c. 21.

-to effect an Exchange between the Commissioners of the Hospital
and the Governor and Company of Chelsea Waterworks of Lands in the
Parishes of St. George Hanover-square and St. Margaret Westminster-

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CHIEF JUSTICE OF BOMBAY; to make valid certain Acts of the late Chief
Justice of Bombay [Sir W. Yardley, Knight]-U.K. c. 32.
COLLEGES. See UNIVERSITIES.

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-U.K. c. 99 .....

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COMMISSIONEBS OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL. See CHELSEA HOSPITAL.

COMMISSIONERS OF WORKS. See CHELSEA BRIDGE. DUBLIN. EDINBURGH.
COMMISSIONERS FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851; for releasing the Lands of
the Commissioners, upon the Repayment of Moneys granted in aid of
their Funds-E. c. 36.

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COMMITTEES OF HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT enabled to administer Oaths to
Witnesses in certain Cases-G.B. & I. c. 78-(970)..
COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, to extend the Act 24 Geo. 3, c. 26, for
issuing Writs during any Prorogation of-G.B. & I. c. 110-(1058)....81
COMMONS INCLOSURE, to authorise the Inclosure of certain Lands in pur-
suance of a Report of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and
Wales--E. c. 8.

to authorise the Inclosure of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special
Report of the Inclosure Commissioners of England and Wales-E. c. 61.

to provide for the Allotment of the Commonable Lands within the
Boundaries of the late Forest of Hainault (Essex)-E. c. 37.
CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTORS, &c., to amend the Law relating to, in Scot-
land, and to extend over all Parts of the United Kingdom the Effect of
such Confirmation-G.B. & I. c. 56-(925)

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CONSOLIDATED FUND, to apply the Sum of £10,000,000 out of, to the Service
of the Year 1858-U.K. c. 5.

to apply the Sum of £500,000 out of, to the Service of the Year ending
31st March, 1858-U. K. c. 6.

to apply the Sum of £11,000,000 out of, to the Service of the Year
1858-U.K. c. 17.

to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated Fund and the Surplus of Ways
and Means to the Service of the Year 1858, and to appropriate the Sup-
plies granted in this Session of l'arliament-U.K. c. 107.

to repeal certain Provisions [of 18 & 19 Vict. c. 18, and 19 & 20 Vict.
cc. 6, 21] for the Issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Fixed Amounts
for the Reduction of the Funded Debt-U.K. c. 38.

CONSOLIDATED NISI PRIUS COURT; to appoint a Clerk of Nisi Prius for the
Consolidated Nisi Prius Court in Ireland, &c.-I. c. 52.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION; to continue certain Acts [11 & 12 Vict.
c. 107; 16 & 17 Vict. c. 62; and 19 & 20 Vict. c. 101] to prevent the
spreading of contagious or infectious Diseases among Sheep, Cattle, and
other Animals-U.K. c. 62,

CONVENTION With the Emperor of the French relative to Portendic and
Albreda, to remove Doubts as to the Operation of-U. K. c. 35.
CONVEYANCE OF COUNTY PROPERTY to the Clerk of the Peace, to provide for
-E. c. 92-(1006)...

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COPYHOLD ACTs; to amend the Copyhold Acts [4 & 5 Vict. c. 35; 6 & 7
Vict. c. 23; 7 & 8 Vict. c. 55; 15 & 16 Vict. c. 51; and 16 & 17 Vict.
c. 57]-E. c. 94-(1007).
COPYHOLD AND INCLOSURE COMMISSIONS, &c.; to continue Appointments
under the Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 53, for consolidating the Copyhold and
Inclosure Commissions-E. c. 53.

COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS; to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict. c. 100, to con-
solidate and amend the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs for
ornamenting Articles of Manufacture-U.K. c. 70......
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CORNWALL SUBMARINE MINES; to declare and define the respective Rights
of Her Majesty and of the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall to the
Mines and Minerals in or under Land lying below High-water Mark,
within and adjacent to the County of Cornwall-E. c. 109.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION; to continue and amend the Corrup
Practices Prevention Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. c. 102] G.B. & I. c. 87-
(989)
COUNTIES; to amend the Law concerning detached Parts of Counties-E.
c. 68

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COURT OF PROBATE; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 77-E. c. 95-
(1024)
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COWLEY'S CHARITY; for confirming a Scheme, as amended, of the Charity
Commissioners for Cowley's Charity in the l'arish of Swineshead (Lincoln)
-E. c. 81.

CUSTOMS, for the Alteration of certain Duties of-U. K. c. 12.

→→→→→→ for further Amendment of the Duties of [Spirits, &c.]-U. K. c. 16,

DEATHS, REGISTRATION OF; to amend the Act 3 & 4 Vict. c. 92, concerning
Non-parochial Registers, and the Acts 6 & 7 Vict. cc. 85, 86, and 7 Will. 4
& Vict. c. 22, for Marriages, and for registering Births, Deaths, and Mar-
riages-E. c. 25-(877)

DECLARATION OF LEGITIMACY; to enable Persons to establish Legitimacy
and the Validity of Marriages, and the Right to be deemed natural-born
Subjects-G.B. & I. c. 93-(1006)

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DEGREES, UNIVERSITY, to repeal the Stamp Duties paid on, in Cambridge
University-E. c. 11-(842).....
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DESERTION. See MUTINY.

DESIGNS, COPYRIGHT OF; to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict. c. 100, to consolidate
and amend the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs for ornamenting
Articles of Manufacture-U.K. c. 70
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DETACHED PARTS OF COUNTIES, to amend the Law concerning-E. c. 68..23
DISEASES AMONG CATTLE, to continue 11 & 12 Vict. c. 10, 16 & 17 Vict.
c. 62, and 19 & 20 Vict. c. 101, to prevent the spreading of—U.K. c. 62.
DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY COURTS; for the Re-arrangement of Courts
among the Judges-E. c. 74-(955)...
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DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES; an Act to amend the Act 20 & 21
Vict. c. 85-E. c. 108-(1057)
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DRAFTS ON BANKERS, &c.; for granting a Stamp Duty on certain Drafts or
Orders for the Payment of Money-G.B. & I. c. 20-(860)
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to amend the Law relating to Cheques or Drafts on Bankers--G.B. & I.
c. 79-(970) ...
DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS, extending the Powers of the Metropolitan
Board of Works for the-E. c. 104
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DUBLIN; for enabling the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland to
acquire certain Lands for the Site of new Courts and Buildings, in exten-
sion of the Four Courts, Dublin-I. c. 84.

DURHAM, COUNTY PALATINE JURISDICTION, to amend the Provisions of the
Act 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 19, for separating the Palatine Jurisdiction of the

County Palatine of Durham from the Bishopric of Durham-E. c. 45-
(906)

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DURHAM UNIVERSITY; to give Power to the University of Durham to sell,
enfranchise, and exchange Lands, &c., and also to grant Leases for Agri-
cultural, Building, and Mining Purposes, &c.-E. c. 44................7
DUTIES. See CUSTOMS. EXCISE. STAMP DUTIES.

EAST INDIES; for the better Government of India-U.K. c. 106.........74
for enabling the East India Company to raise Money in the United
Kingdom for the Service of the Government of India-U.K. c. 3......1
to make valid certain Acts of the late Chief Justice of Bombay [Sir
W. Yardley]-U.K. c. 32.

to settle Annuities on Lady Havelock and Sir Henry Marshman Have
lock, in consideration of the eminent Services of the late Major-General
Havelock-U.K. c. 2.

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ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS; to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict. c. 108, for
enabling Ecclesiastical Corporations, aggregate and sole, to grant Leases
for long Terms of Years-E. c. 57-(925)..
ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION, to continue certain temporary Provisions
[in 10 & 11 Vict. c. 98] concerning-E. c. 50.
EDINBURGH; to confer Powers on the Commissioners of Works and Public
Buildings to acquire the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, and adjacent Pro-
perty, for the Erection of a new General Post Office, &c.-S. c. 40.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY, for the better Government and Discipline of―S.
c. 83.
ELECTIONS, PARLIAMENTARY; to continue and amend the Corrupt Prac-
tices Prevention Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. e. 102]-G.B. & 1. c. 87—
(989)
......40
EMBODIMENT OF THE MILITIA; to continue the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 82,
authorising the embodying of the Militia-G.B. & I. cc. 4 & 86.
ERECTION AND ENDOWMENT OF CHURCHES, &c., further to amend the Law
relating to I. c. 59.

ESTATES, INCUMBERED; to amend "The West Indian Incumbered Estates
Act, 1854" [17 & 18 Vict. c. 117-U.K. c. 96.

ESTATES, SETTLED; to amend and extend the Settled Estates Act, 1856 [19
& 20 Vict. c. 120]-E. & 1. c. 77-(969)..

ETON COLLEGE, to give Power to, to sell, enfranchise, and exchange Lands
and to grant Leases, &c.-E. c. 44...
EXCHANGE OF LANDS; to effect an Exchange of Lands between the Co-
missioners of Chelsea Hospital and the Chelsea Waterworks Company-
E. c. 18.
EXCHEQUER BILLS AND BONDS; for raising the Sum of £20,911,500 by Ex-
chequer Bills, for the Service of the Year 1858—U.K. c. 13.

for raising the Sum of £2,000,000 by Exchequer Bonds—U.K. c. 14.
EXCISE, for granting certain additional Rates and Duties of U.K. c. 15.
EXECUTORS, &c.; to amend the Law relating to the Confirmation of Exe
cutors in Scotland, and to extend over all Parts of the United Kingdom
the Effect of such Confirmation-G.B. & I. c. 56—(923)............17
EXHIBITION OF 1851; for releasing the Lands of the Commissioners, upon
the Repayment of Moneys granted in aid of their Funds-E. c. 35.
FALSE PRETENCES, to amend the Law of G.B. & I. c. 47-(907)......16
FISHERIES (HERRING); to impose Fees on the Branding of Barrels under
the Acts concerning the Herring Fisheries-S. c. 69.
FOLKESTONE, for confirming a Scheme of the Charity Commissioners for
Sir Eliab Harvey's Charity in the Town of E. c. 29.

FOOT PASSENGERS TOLLS ON CHELSEA BRIDGE, to abolish, after payment of

the Sum of £80,000--E. c. 66.

FOREST OF HAINAULT, to provide for the Allotment of the Commonable
Lands within the Boundaries of the-E. c. 37.

FOUR COURTS, DUBLIN; for enabling the Commissioners of Public Works
to acquire Lands for the Site of new Courts and Buildings in extension
of the Four Courts, Dublin--I. c. 84.

FRANCE; to remove Doubts as to the Operation of a Convention between
her Majesty and the Emperor of the French relative to Portendic and
Albreda-U.K. c. 35.

FRANCHISE, MUNICIPAL; to amend the Municipal Franchise in certain
Cases-E. c. 43-(906)....

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FRANCHISE PRISONS, for the Abolition of E. c. 22-(861)....
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, to amend the Act 18 & 19 Vict. c. 63, relating to-
G.B. & I. c. 101.

FUNDED DEBT, REDUCTION OF; to repeal certain Provisions [18 & 19 Vict.
c. 18; and 19 & 20 Vict. cc. 6, 21] for the Issue out of the Consolidated
Fund of fixed Amounts for the Reduction of the Funded Debt-U.K.

c. 38.

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GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, to provide for the-U.K. c. 99.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA; for enabling the East India Company to raise
Money in the United Kingdom for the Service of the Government of
India-U.K. c. 3...
......74

for the better Government of India--U.K. c. 106.....
GOVERNOR, &C., OF BANK OF ENGLAND. See BANK ISSUES INDEMNITY.

GRANTS OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION, to extend over the United
Kingdom the Effect of-G.B. & I. c. 56...

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HOUSE OF COMMONS; to extend the Act 24 Geo. 3, c. 26, for issuing Writs
during any Recess of the House of Commons, whether by Prorogation or
Adjournment-G.B. & I. c. 110-(1058)
....81
INCLOSURE OF LANDS; to authorise the Inclosure of certain Lands in pur-
snance of Reports of the Inclosure Commissioners-E. cc. 8 & 61.
-to continue Appointments under the Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 53, for con-
solidating the Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions-E. c. 53.
INCUMBERED ESTATES, WEST INDIES; to amend the West Indian Incum-
hered Estates Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. c. 117]-U.K. c. 96.
INDEMNITY; to indemnify such Persons as have omitted to qualify them-
selves for Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time limited for
those Purposes respectively-G.B. & I. c. 54.

-to indemnify the Governor and Company of the Bank of England in
respect of certain Issues of their Notes, and to confirm such Issues, and
to authorise further Issues-E. c. 1-(843).......

...1
to indemnify certain Persons who have formed a voluntary Association
for the Disposal of Works of Utility and Ornament by Chance or other-
wise as Prizes-U.K. c. 102...
.71
INDIA.

See EAST INDIES. WEST INDIES.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS; to amend the Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 57, to consolidate
and amend the Laws relating to Civil Bills and the Courts of Quarter
Sessions in Ireland, and to transfer to the Assistant Barristers certain
Jurisdiction as to Insolvent Debtors-I. c. 88.

SUE OF BANK NOTES; to indemnify the Governor, &c., of Bank of England
a respect of certain, &c.-E. c. 1-(843).

Jws; to substitute One Oath for the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy, and
Abjuration; and for the Relief of Her Majesty's Subjects professing the
Jewish Religion-G.B. & I. c. 48-(907).
.......16

to provide for the Relief of Her Majesty's Subjects professing the Jew-
Religion-G.B. & I. c. 49—(907). .
..17
JOINT STOCK COMPANIES; to amend the Joint Stock Companies Acts, 1856
& 1857, and the Joint Stock Banking Companies Act, 1857-G.B. & I.
c. 60-(926)........

21

-to enable Joint Stock Banking Companies to be formed on the Prin-
ciple of Limited Liability-G.B. & I. c. 91-(1006)...
45
JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURTS; for the Re-arrangement of the Districts
of the County Courts among the Judges thereof E. c. 74-(955).....38
JUDGMENTS; to amend the Act 13 & 14 Vict. c. 2, to amend the Laws
concerning Judgments in Ireland-I. c. 105.

JURA REGALIA OF COUNTY PALATINE OF DURHAM, to make further Pro-
vision with respect to-E. c. 45—(906). .
......14
JURISDICTION, ECCLESIASTICAL; to continue certain temporary Provisions
fin 10 & 11 Vict. c. 98] concerning Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction--E. c. 50.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, to amend the Law concerning the Powers of, in
certain Cases-E. c. 73—(954)...........
......37
JUVENILE OFFENDERS, to promote and regulate Reformatory Schools for-I.
c. 103.

-to repeal certain Enactments requiring Returns relating to, to be
rade to Secretary of State-E. c. 67....

..23

LANCASTER, COUNTY PALATINE OF; to amend the Course of Procedure in
the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster-E. & I. c.
7-(891-).......
...5
LANDS-INCLOSURE, SALE, EXCHANGE, &c., OF; to authorise the Inclosure
of certain Lands in pursuance of Reports of the Inclosure Commissioners
-E. cc. 8 & 61.

-to provide for the Allotment of the Commonable Lands within the
Boundaries of the late Forest of Hainault-E. c. 37.

to confirm a Contract for the Sale by the Commissioners of Ier
Majesty's Works of certain Lands to the Commissioners of Chelsea Ilos-
pal-E. c. 21.

to effect an Exchange between the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital
and the Governor and Company of Chelsea Waterworks of Lands in the
Farishes of St. George Hanover Square and St. Margaret Westminster-
L. c. 18.

to give to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham, &c.,
Power to sell, enfranchise, and exchange Lands, &c.-E. c. 44.........7
to release the Lands of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851,
upon the Repayment of Moneys granted in aid of their Funds-E. c. 36.
to simplify the Forms and diminish the Expense of completing Titles
to Land in Scotland-S. c. 76.

to facilitate the Sale and Transfer of Land in Ireland-I. c. 72. ....25
LEAD ORES, TITHE OF; for the future Appropriation of the Tithe or Tenth
of Lead Ores in the Parishes of Stanhope and Wolsingham (Durham)
belonging to the respective Rectors thereof E. c. 58.
LEASES BY ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS; to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict.
108, for enabling Ecclesiastical Corporations, aggregate and sole, to
Frant Leases for long Terms of Years-E. c. 57-(925)..
.19
LIVES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES; to amend and extend the Settled
Estates Act of 1856 [19 & 20 Vict. c. 120]-E. & I. c. 77-(969)......39
LEGITIMACY DECLARATION; to enable Persons to establish Legitimacy and
the Validity of Marriages, and the Right to be deemed natural-born sub-
erta G.B. & I. c. 93—(1007)...
..46
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 77-E.
e. 95-(1024).

.51

to extend over all Parts of the United Kingdom the Effect of Confir
mation of Executors in Scotland, and of Grants of Probate and Adminis-
tration U.K. c. 56—(925),...

17

LIMITED LIABILITY, to enable Joint Stock Banking Companies to be formed
on the Principle of G.B. & I. c. 91—(1006)

45

MITED SERVICE ACT; to revive and continue the Act 18 & 19 Viet. c. 4,
ending the Act for limiting the Time of Service in the Army-U.K,
e. $5.

LT AND BALLOTS FOR THE MILITIA; to suspend the making of Lists and
the Ballots for the Militia of the United Kingdom-G.B. & I. c. 39.
LOIN SOCIETIES; to continue the Act 3 & 4 Viet. c. 110, to amend the Laws
relating to Loan Societies-E. c. 19—(842)

..3

ANS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, See EXCHEQUER BILLS AND BONDS.
AAL GOVERNMENT; to amend the Public Health Act, 1848 [11 & 12 Vict.
63] and to make further Provision for the Local Government of Towns
and populous Districts-E. c. 98-(1025)
..56
LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF THE METROPOLIS; to alter and amend the Act 19
& Vict. c. 120, and to extend the Powers of the Metropolitan Board of
Works for the Purification of the Thames and the Main Drainage of the
Metropolis-E. c. 104........

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LETICS; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 71, for the Regulation of the
Care and Treatment of Lunatics, and for the Provision, Maintenance, and
Regulation of Lunatic Asylums--S. c. 89.

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MANUFACTURE, ARTICLES OF; to amend the Act 5 & 6 Vict. c. 100, to con-
solidate and amend the Laws relating to the Copyright of Designs for
ornamenting-U.K. c. 70
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MARINE MUTINY; for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces
while on shore-U.K. c. 7.

MARRIAGES; to enable Persons to establish Legitimacy and the Validity of
Marriages, and the Right to be deemed natural-born Subjects-G.B. & 1.
c. 93-(1007)...

..46

to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain Marriages of British
Subjects abroad [Moscow, Tahiti, and Ningpo]-U.K. c. 46 ...
15
to amend the Act 3 & 4 Vict. c. 92, concerning Non-parochial Regis-
ters, and the Acts 6 & 7 Viet. cc. 85, 86, and 7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 22, for
Marriages, and for registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages in England
-E. c. 25-(877)

MATRICULATION AND DEGREES, to repeal the Stamp Duties payable on, in
the University of Cambridge-E. c. 11-(842)

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES, COURT FOR; to amend the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 85-
E. c. 108-(1057)
..80
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS; to regulate the qualifications of Practitioners in
Medicine and Surgery-G.B. & I. c. 90-(990)..
..41
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT; to continue and amend the Corrupt Practices
Prevention Act, 1854 [17 & 18 Vict. c. 102]-G.B. & I. c. 87-(989) ..40
to abolish the Property Qualifications of-G.B. & I. c. 26-(878)....5
See also, JEWS. NEW WRITS.

METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT; to alter and amend the Metropolis Local
Management Act, 1855 [19 & 20 Vict. c. 120], and to extend the Powers
of the Metropolitan Board of Works for the Purification of the Thames
and the Main Drainage of the Metropolis-E. c. 104.
..71
MILITIA; to continue the Act 20 & 21 Vict. c. 82, authorising the Embodi-
ment of the Militia-G.B. & I. cc. 4 & 86.

to continue the Act 18 & 19 Vict. c. 1, to enable Her Majesty to accept
the Services of the Militia out of the United Kingdom-U.K. c. 85.
to suspend the making of Lists and the Ballots for the Militia of the
United Kingdom-G.B. & I. c. 39.

to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, &c., of the Disembodied
Militia; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, &c.;
and to authorise the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers-
G.B. & I. c. 82.

MINES IN CORNWALL; to define the Rights of Her Majesty and of the
Prince of Wales to the Mines and Minerals in or under Land lying below
High-water Mark within and adjacent to the County of Cornwall, &c.-
E. c. 109.

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MUTINY; for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment
of the Army and their Quarters U.K. c. 9.

for the Regulation of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on
shore-U.K. c. 7.

NAVIGATION ADVANCES; to extend the Time for making Advances towards
Navigations in Ireland under the Provisions of the Act 19 & 20 Vict.
c. 62-I. c. 41.

NEW GENERAL POST OFFICE, EDINBURGH; to confer Powers on the Commis-
sioners of Works and Public Buildings to acquire the Theatre Royal, Edin-
burgh, for the Erection of a new General Post Office-S. c. 40.
NEW WRITS; to extend the Act. 24 Geo. 3, c. 26, for issuing Writs during
any Recess of the House of Commons, whether by Prorogation or Ad-
journment-G.B. & I. c. 110-(1058)

..8

NINGPO, TAHITI, AND Moscow; to remove Doubts as to the Validity of cer-
tain Marriages of British Subjects abroad-U.K. c. 46...

15
NISI PRIUS; to appoint a Clerk of Nisi Prius for the Consolidated Nisi Prius
Court-I. c. 52.

NON-PAROCHIAL REGISTERS; to amend the Act 3 & 4 Vict. c. 92, concern-
ing Non-parochial Registers, and the Acts 6 & 7 Vict. cc. 85, 86; and
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 22, for Marriages, and for registering Births, Deaths,
and Marriages in England-E. c. 25-(877)...
..4

NOTES OF BANK OF ENGLAND; to indemnify the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England in respect of certain Issues of their Notes, and
to confirm such Issues E. c. 1-(841).

OATHS; to enable the Committees of both Houses of Parliament to ad-
minster Oaths to Witnesses in certain Cases-G.B. & I. c. 78-(970)..39

to substitute One Oath for the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy, and
Abjuration; and for the Relief of Her Majesty's Subjects professing the
Jewish Religion--G. B. & I. c. 48-(907).
....16

OFFICERS IN THE MILITIA. See MILITIA.

OFFICES AND EMPLOYMENTS, to indemnify such Persons as have omitted to
qualify themselves for, and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes
respectively-G.B. & I. c. 54.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY; to give to the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and
Durham, Power to sell, enfranchise, and exchange Lands, under certain
conditions, and also to grant Leases for Agricultural, Building, and
Mining Purposes, and to deal with the Interests of their Lessees, under
proper Reservations and Restrictions-E. c. 44.........

PALATINE JURISDICTION (Durham); to amend the Provisions of 6 & 7 Will.
4, c. 19, for separating the Palatine Jurisdiction from the Bishopric of
Durham-E. c. 45-(906).....
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PARLIAMENT, HOUSES OF; to enable the Committee of both Houses of Par-
liament to administer Oaths to Witnesses in certain Cases-G.B. & 1. c.
78-(970).
...39
PARTS OF COUNTIES; to amend the Law concerning detached Parts of
Counties-E. c. 68.
..23

PASSPORTS, to reduce the Stamp Duty on-G.B. & I. c. 24-(877).
PAY, &C., OF THE MILITIA; to defray the Charge of the Disembodied Mili-
tia; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, &c.; and
to authorise the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers-G.B. &
I. c. 82.

PEACE PRESERVATION; to continue the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act,
1856 [19 & 20 Vict. c. 36]-I. c. 28.

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