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Company, and to enable the Company to raise a further Sum of Money.

cxxxv. An Act for incorporating the European and American Electric Printing Telegraph Company, and to enable them to work certain Letters Patent.

cxxxvi. An Act for reclaiming from the Sea certain Lands abutting on the Coast of Lincolnshire within the Parts of Holland.

cxxxvii. An Act for enabling the United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company to purchase and work certain Letters Patent.

cxxxviii. An Act for incorporating the Council of King's College, London, and the President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, and Governors of King's College Hospital, and for connecting the said Hospital as a Medical School with the said College, and for better enabling the Corporation to carry on their charitable and useful Designs.

cxxxix. An Act to dissolve "The National Land Company," and to dispose of the Lands and Property belonging to the Company, and to wind up the Undertaking.

cxl. An Act to extend the Limits of the Brunswick Square (Hove) Improvement Act, and for other Purposes.

cxli. An Act to amend the several Acts relating to the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Company; to enable the said Company to sell or lease their Undertaking, and to purchase or lease the Bridge over the River Suir at Waterford; and for other Purposes.

cxlii. An Act to enable the Trustees of the South Holland Drainage in the County of Lincoln to raise further Monies.

cxliii. An Act to amend "The Farmers Estate Society (Ireland) Act, 1848."

cxliv. An Act to enable the Charing Cross Bridge Company to raise further Monies; to amend the Acts relating to the Company; and for other Purposes.

cxlv. An Act for enabling the Class A Shareholders of the Saint Andrew's and Quebec Railroad Company to divide the Shares in the Undertaking into Two Classes, and for other Purposes.

cxlvi. An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Vend and Delivery of Coals in London and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the adjacent Counties; and to allow a Drawback on Coals conveyed beyond certain Limits.

PRIVATE ACTS,

PRINTED BY THE QUEEN'S PRINTER,

AND WHEREOF THE PRINTED COPIES MAY BE GIVEN IN EVIDENCE.

14 & 15 VICTORIÆ.

1. An Act to authorize the Sale to the Honourable Richard Cavendish of certain Freehold Hereditaments in the County of Buckingham devised by the Will of Samuel Athawes deceased, and for directing the Investment of the PurchaseMoney in other Hereditaments, to be settled upon the Trusts of the same Will.

2. An Act for confirming certain Leases granted by the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, Governors of the Possessions, Revenues, and Goods of the Hospital of Edward, late King of England, the Sixth, called Christ's Hospital; and for enabling them to grant building and other Leases of their Estates; and for other Purposes.

3. An Act for confirming certain Leases granted by the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, Governors of the House of the Poor commonly called Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, near West Smithfield, London, of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth; and for enabling them to grant building and other Leases of their Estates.

4. An Act to authorize the Grant of new Leases of a certain Estate in the Bailiwick of Neat in the Parish of Saint George Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex, in Lease to Mr. Thomas Cubitt; and for other Purposes. 5. An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Somersetshire, Monmouthshire, Dorsetshire, and Devonshire Estates devised by the Will of Sir Thomas Buckler Lethbridge Baronet, deceased, to grant Farming and Mining Leases of and otherwise extending their Powers in relation to the said Estates.

6. An Act for enabling the Trustees of the Will of Thomas Jackson deceased to sell Freehold Hereditaments situate in the Parish of Mentmore in the County of Buckingham to the Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild.

7. An Act to confirm a certain Contract for granting Leases

made and entered into by the Honourable Arthur Upton of Part of the Lands and Hereditaments comprised in the Will of the Honourable Fulk Greville Howard deceased, situate at Kilburn in the County of Middlesex; and to alter and enlarge the Power of granting Building Leases contained in the same Will; and for other Purposes relating thereto.

8. An Act to authorize the Appropriation to charitable Purposes of the unclaimed Funds and Property under the Control of "The Glasgow Provident Bank," and the winding up of its Affairs.

9. An Act for regulating an dsecuring the Debt due by the Burgh of Musselburgh in the County of Edinburgh, and for other Purposes in relation thereto.

10. An Act to authorize the granting of Building Leases of Part of the Estates devised by the Will of William Moore Esquire, deceased, situate in the Parish of Fulham in the County of Middlesex.

11. An Act authorizing the Application of Part of the Trust Funds subject to the Trusts of the Will and Codicils of the late Sir Timothy Shelley to certain lasting Improvements upon Estates bought under the Trusts of such Will and Codicils.

12. An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the Most Noble Francis late Duke of Bridgewater to make Conveyances in Fee or Demises for long Terms of Years of his Trust Estates, and more effectually to administer the Trusts of the Will of the said Duke.

13. An Act for extending Powers created by the Will of John Watson Barton deceased, and for enabling Sales and Leases to be made of Lands subject to his Will; and for other Purposes.

14. An Act to empower the Dean and Chapter of Westminster to build on Ground contiguous to Westminster Abbey, and for other Purposes.

15. An Act to give effect to certain Restrictions and Conditions relating to a Church and Parsonage House proposed to be erected on Sites to be given by the Most Noble Francis Duke of Bedford, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and to Two Dwelling Houses proposed to be purchased and conveyed for Vicarage and Rectory Houses on the Estate of the said Duke, in the County of Middlesex.

16. An Act to enable the Committees of the Estate of John Brown, a Lunatic, to sell a Portion of the Estates whereof the said Lunatic is Tenant in Tail in Possession.

17. An Act for explaining and modifying the Provisions of the Deed of Constitution of Dorward's House of Refuge for the Destitute in Montrose, and of the Trust Disposition and Settlement of William Dorward Merchant in Montrose, and Codicils thereto, and for incorporating and enlarging and defining the Powers of the Managers of the said House of Refuge, and for other Purposes relating thereto.

18. An Act to enable the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford, of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth, and their Trustees, as Owners in Fee of Lands in Kentish Town, in the County of Middlesex, to grant Building Leases and for other Purposes.

19. An Act for enabling the Committee or Committees for the Time being of the Estate of Stapylton Stapylton Esquire, a Lunatic, Tenant in Tail Male under the Will of the Reverend Sir Martin Stapylton Baronet, deceased, to grant Leases for Mining and other Purposes of certain Parts of the entailed Estates situate at Eston in the County of York.

20. An Act for the Regulation and Improvement of the Charities founded by Richard Lord Riche in the Parish of Felstead in the County of Essex, and for other Purposes. 21. An Act for authorizing the Sale of the Kelmarsh Estate in the County of Northampton, devised by the Will of William, Lord Bateman deceased, and the Discharge of the Incumbrances affecting that Estate; and for other Purposes. 22. An Act to provide for the future Regulation and Management of the Grammar School of Anthony Browne, Serjeant-at-Law, at Brentwood in the County of Essex, and of the Almshouses founded by the said Anthony Browne, and of the Estates and Possessions of the same School and Almshouses; and for other Purposes.

23. An Act to authorize the Sale or Exchange of Part of the Estate of the Free School at Ripley in the County of York, and for other Purposes relating to the said Charity.

PRIVATE ACTS,

NOT PRINTED.

24. An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Edmund Heathcote Esquire with Elizabeth Lucy Heathcote his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes.

25. An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Henry Boddington Webster Esquire with Emilie Marie Louise Wilhelmina

Webster his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes.

26. An Act to dissolve the Marriage of William Houlbrooke Tayleur Esquire with Emma Elizabeth Tayleur his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes.

INDEX

TO THE

PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS,

14 & 15 VICTORIÆ:

Shewing whether they relate to the whole or to any Part of the United Kingdom, viz.

E. signifies that the Act relates to England (and Wales; if the Subject extends so far).

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Wales, exclusively.

Scotland.

Ireland.

England and Ireland.

Great Britain.

Great Britain and Ireland.

The whole of the United Kingdom.

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Administration of Criminal Justice Im-
provement
Administration of Justice in the Court of
Chancery and in the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council, to improve
Agricultural Fixtures, to improve the Law
relating to

Advances to facilitate Emigration from cer-
tain distressed Districts, to authorize the
Application of
Agriculture, to amend 25 Geo. 3. (I.) for
explaining and amending several Laws for
the Encouragement of, so far as relates to
Leases for the Erection of Mills
Amerciaments, for the better Collection of
Appointment of a Vice Chancellor; to en-
able Her Majesty to appoint a Vice Chan-
cellor in the Room of Sir James Wigram.
Appointments to Offices, &c.; to simplify
the Forms of Appointments to certain
Offices, and the Manner of passing Grants
under the Great Seal

Apprehension of Offenders, to make further
Provision for

Apprentices and Servants; for the better
Protection of Persons under the Care and
Control of others as Apprentices or Ser-
vants, and to enable the Guardians and
Overseers of the Poor to institute and
conduct Prosecutions in certain Cases
Apprentices to Sea Service; to extend the
Benefits of certain Provisions of the Gene-
ral Merchant Seamen's Act (7 & 8 Vict.
c. 112.) to Apprentices bound to the Sea
Service by Boards of Guardians of the
Poor, and to enable such Guardians to
place out Boys in the Naval Service
Appropriation of Supplies

Cap. Relating to

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100. E. & I.

83. E.

25. E. & I.

91. S.

7. I.
90. I.

4. E.

82. E.

55. E.

11. E.

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Chancery (Court of), to improve the Admin-
istration of Justice in

to amend the Court of Chancery
(Ireland) Regulation Act, 1850, (13 & 14
Vict. c. 89.)

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Chapels. See Churches and Chapels.
Charitable Institutions Notices; to sanction
the Service of Notices relative to the Pro-
ceedings of certain Charitable Institutions,
and to make further Provision as to the
Service of such Notices in future
Chief Justices Salaries; to regulate the
Salaries of the Chief Justice of the Court
of Queen's Bench, and the Chief Justice
of the Court of Common Pleas
Church Building Acts, to amend
Church (United) of England and Ireland, to
repeal certain Statutes relating to the Irish
Branch of
Churches and Chapels; to consolidate and
amend the Laws relating to the Erection
and Endowment of Churches, Chapels,
and Perpetual Curacies
Civil Bills, to consolidate and amend the
Laws relating to, and the Courts of Quarter
Sessions, and to transfer to the Assistant
Barristers certain Jurisdiction as to In-
solvent Debtors

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69. U.K.

83. E.

15. I.

56. E.

41. E.
97. E.

71. I.

72. I.

57. I.

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of certain Lands in pursuance of a Special
Report of the Inclosure Commissioners
Compound Householders, to amend the Law
for the Registration of, and to facilitate the
Exercise of their Right to vote in the
Election of Borough Members to serve in
Parliament.

Consolidated Fund, to apply the Sum of
8,000,0001. out of, to the Service of the
Year 1851

to authorize for a further Period the
Advance of Money out of the Consolidated
Fund to a limited Amount, for carrying on
Public Works and Fisheries and Employ-
ment of the Poor.

Cap. Relating to

54. E.

14. E.

.

3. U.K.

(Appropriation); to apply a Sum out of
the Consolidated Fund, and certain other
Sums, to the Service of the Year 1851; and
to appropriate the Supplies granted in this
Session of Parliament
Constabulary Force, further to amend
6 Will. 4. c. 13, to consolidate and amend
the Laws relating to.

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23. U.K.

101. U.K.

85. I.

U.K.

Contagious Disorders, to continue 11 & 12
Vict. c. 107, to prevent the spreading of,
among Sheep, Cattle, and other Animals. 69.
Copyhold Inclosure, and Tithe Commis-
sions; to consolidate and continue the
Copyhold and Inclosure Commissions, and
to provide for the Completion of Proceed-
ings under the Tithe Commutation Acts. 53. E.
Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee;
to improve the Administration of Justice
in the Court of Chancery and in the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. 83. E.
Court of Chancery (Ireland) Regulation Act
Amendment

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to consolidate and amend the Acts re-
gulating the Duties of Justices of the
Peace out of
Courts of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas,
to regulate the Salaries of the Chief
Justices of

Criminal Justice, for further improving the
Administration of

Crops; to improve the Law of Landlord and
Tenant in Relation to Emblements, to
growing Crops seized in Execution, and
to Agricultural Tenants Fixtures
Crown Estate Paving; for transferring the
Duties of paving, &c. Parts of the Crown
Estate in the District of the Regent's Park
and certain Streets and Places in West-
minster from the Commissioners acting
under several Acts of Geo. 4. and Will. 4.
to the Parishes; and for transferring the
Jurisdiction of the said Commissioners
over certain other Places in Westminster
to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Public Works and Buildings, and for other
Purposes
Customs, to alter certain Duties of, and to
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57. I.

93. I.

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