linen yarns, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof. Cap. 47. For granting to his Majeifty the fum of fix hundred thoufand pounds out of the finking fund, for the fervice of the year one thousand feven hundred and fifty one; and for allowances to the poor widows of commiffion and warrant officers of the royal navy; and for the further appropriating the supplies granted this feffion of parliament; and for making forth duplicates of exchequer bills, lottery tickets, certificates, orders of loan, or annuity orders, payable at the exchequer in lieu of fuch as fhall be loft, burnt or destroyed; and also for making forth new orders of loan or annuity orders, in lieu of fuch as fhall become defaced, obliterated, or otherwife incumbered with affignments or endorsements thereon. Cap. 48. For the abbreviation of Michaelmas term. Cap. 49. For allowing further time to the commiffioners appointed by and in pursuance of an act of the twenty third year of his prefent Majefty's reign, intituled, An aƐt for extending and improving the trade to Africa, to inquire into the claims of certain creditors of the royal African company therein mentioned, and for the relief of David Crichton; and for restraining the faid company from difpofing of fuch of their effects as are therein - mentioned; and for staying all fuits for money due from or on the account of the said company, for the time therein mentioned. Cap. 50. To enable his Majefty to make leases and copies of offices, lands and hereditaments, parcel of his dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the fame. Cap. 51. For encouraging the mak ing of pot afhes and pearl athes in the British plantations in America. Cap. 52. For continuing feveral laws therein mentioned, relating to the præmiums upon the importation of mafts, yards and bowfprits, tar, "pitch and turpentine; to British made fail cloth, and the duties payable on foreign fail cloth; and to the allowance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder. Cap. 53. To regulate and reftrain paper bills of credit in his Majesty's colonies or plantations of Rhode Iland and Providence plantations, Connecticut, the Maffachufets Bay, and New Hampshire in America; and to prevent the fame being legal tenders in payments of money. Cap. 54. For explaining, continuing, and enforcing feveral laws therein mentioned, more effectually to prevent the spreading of the diftemper which now rages amongst the horned cattle in this kingdom. 4 Cap. 55. For amending and making more effectual a clause in an act paffed in the laft feffion of parliament, for the apprehending of perfons in any county or place, upon warrants granted by juftices of the peace of any other county or place. Cap. 56. For afcertaining the admeafurement of wheat meal, or other. corn or grain ground, for which a bounty is payable upon exportation; and for making allowances to the East India company, for their charges and expences in managing, paying, and transferring their reduced annuities. Cap. 57. To continue feveral laws therein mentioned; for preventing theft and rapine on the northern borders of England; for the more effectual punishing wicked and evil-difpofed perfons going armed in disguise, and doing injuries and violences to the perfons and properties of his Majefty's fubjects, and for the more fpeedy bringing the offenders to justice; for continuing two clauses to prevent the cutting or breaking down the bank or of any river or fea bank; and to prevent the malicious cutting of hop-binds; for the more effectual punishment of perfons malicioufly fetting on fire any mine, pit, or delph of coal, or cannel coal; and of perfons unlawfully hunting or taking any red or fallow deer in forefts or chaces, or beating or wounding the keepers or other officers in forefts, chaces or parks; for granting a liberty to carry fugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of his Majefty's fugar colonies in America, from the faid colonies, directly into foreign parts, in fhips built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; for preventing the committing of frauds by bankrupts; for giving further encouragement for the importation of naval ftores from the British colonies in Amerim; and for preventing frauds and abuses in the admeasurement of coals in the city and liberty of Weftminfter; and to make fome further provifions in relation to the figning of certificates for the discharge of bankrupts. Cap. 58. For making, widening, and keeping in repair, several roads in the feveral parishes of Lambeth, Newington, Saint George's Southwark and Bermondsey in the county of Surrey; and Lewisbam in the county of Kent. Cap. 59. For enlarging of the terms and powers, and making more effectual feveral acts of parliament for repairing and amending the highways leading from Royton in the county of Hertford, to Wansford Bridge in the county of Huntingden, fo far as relates to the amending of that part of the road as lies between a place called the White ·Poft on Alconbury Hill in the county of Huntingdon, and Wansford Bridge in the fame county, called the North Divifion; and that the tolls taken 2. at Saltree and Wansford toll-gates may, from and after a certain time, be lowered; and for repairing the road leading from Stilton in the faid county of Huntingdon, to Peterborough in the county of Northampton. Private Acts. Anno 24 Georgii II. 1. An act to diffolve the marriage of Godfrey Copley efquire, with Anna Maria Brace, his now wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned. An act to enable Samuel Smith efquire to take and use the surname of Holworthy only, and bear the coat armour of Matthew Holworthy efquire, deceased, purfuant to the will of Elizabeth his widow, alfo deceased. 3. An act to enable John Heath efquire, and his heirs male, to take and use the furname and arms of Duke, according to the direction of the last will and teftament of Richard Duke efquire, deceased. 4. An act for naturalizing John Liotard, Daniel Richard, Daniel Ferrand, Charles Boucher and John Schnely. 5. 6. 7. An act for naturalizing Chriftopher Jacob Krauter. An act for impowering the trustees, named in the fettlement made upon the marriage of Edward Hulfe efquire, with Hannah his wife, to lay out part of the trust-monies therein mentioned, in the purchase of reverfionary eftates, as well as lands in poffeffion, to be fettled to the uses of the faid marriage fettlement, with power to make leafes thereof, according to the custom of the country. An act to enable George Lane, heretofore called George Fox efquire, and his iffue male, to take and ufe the furname and arms of Lane, pursuant to the will of James lord viscount vifcount Lanesborough, in the king dom of Ireland, deceased, and for 3.inrolling the faid will, and making the exemplification thereof eviadence in all courts in Great Bri tain and Ireland. 8. An acts to enable Thomas Smith, ..now called Thomas Panuwell, and the heirs of his body, to take and use the furname and arms of Panuwell. 9. An act to enable the most noble Jane duchefs dowager of Argyll and Greenwich to grant leafes of the ground, and repairing leases of the houses and buildings in the county of Middlefex, mentioned in the will of John late duke of Argyll and Greenwich deceased. 1o. An act for charging divers houses, 11. An act for vefting divers lands, 13. An act to enable John Primrose menie, to fecure a jointure to Mary countess of Roseberry, his mother, and make provifions for his brother and fifter, out of the entailed eftate late of Sir Archibald Primrofe knight, deceased.. 24 14. An act for vefting the undivided twelfth part of John Jekyll, an infant, in the real estate of Sir Joseph Jekyll knight, deceased, in trustees, to be fold for the purposes therein mentioned. 15. An act for fale of the eftate late 17. An act for the effectual fecuring efquire, commonly called lord Dal- 19 An act to impower the guardian i or E 3 or guardians of Thomas Horner refquire, an infant, for the time -being, to make leafes and copyhold grants of his eftates in the county of Somerfety during his minority, according to the ufage and custom of the country, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 20. An act for vetting a meffuage and lands in Suffolk, part of the fettled eftate of Thomas Moyle efquire, in trustees, in trust to fell the fame, pursuant to an agreement for that purpose, and for applying the money arising by fuch fale, towards the purchase of another eftate of greater value, to be fettled to the like ufes. 21. An act for the better effecting the purposes mentioned in the will of >John Michel, late of Richmond in the county of Surrey efquire, deceafed, for the benefit and advantage of Queen's College in the univerfity of Oxford. 22 An act to confirm and eftablish an agreement for inclofing and dividing feveral lands and grounds in the parish of Welton in the county of York, and for fettling a yearly fum on the vicar in lieu of tythes, and other purposes therein mentioned.; 23. An act for confirming articles of agreement for inclofing and dividing certain commons and wafte grounds in the parish of Yatton in the county of Somerfet. 24. An act for inclosing and dividing the common fields, common paftures, common meadows and waste grounds in the manor and parish of Farthingtone in the county of Northampton. 25. An act for confirming articles of agreement for inclosing and dividing the common fields, meadows and common fen in the manor and parish of Dunsby in the county of Lincoln, and for rendering the fame more effectual, and for other parposes therein mentioned. 26. An act for impowering Sir Thomas Saunders Stbright baronet, to inclofe Besford common in the county of Worcester, and for fetting out and appointing proper roads over the fame; and for charging the faid common with a perpetual yearly rent, in lieu of certain rights and privileges claimed by James Cocks efquire, as lord paramount of the manor of Besford. 27. An act for confirming articles of agreement for inclofing the common pastures and common grounds within the manor of Hutton Bufhell in the county of York. 28. An act for vefting for a certain term of years, in Michael Menzies efquire, his executors, adminiftrators and affigns, the fole property of a machine, by him invented, for conveying of coals from the places where they are dug, to the heaps at the mouths of the pits, and in fome cafes from the heaps to the staiths, or places where they are put on board fhips or keels. 29. An act to enable William Leybourne, formerly called William Leybourne Taylor, to take and ufe the furname of Leybourne only, and bear the coat of arms of the family of Leybourne, pursuant to the will of his uncle William Leybourne, deceased. 30. An act for enabling James Langfton, formerly called fames Haughton, and his heirs, to ufe the furname, and bear the family arms of Langfton, pursuant to the will of James Langftan his uncle, deceased. 31. An act to enable John Fenwick, lately called John Wilson, and the heirs male of his body, to take the name and bear the arms of Fenwick only, pursuant to the wills of Robert Fenwick and Nicholas Ferwick. 32. An act for naturalizing count Stephanus Laurentius Neale, A 33. An act for establishing and con firming firming articles entered into upon marriage of Henry Arthur earl of Powis, with Barbara countess of Powis, his wife, an infant, and for the more effectually carrying the fame into execution. 34. An act for enabling the right honourable John Thynne, lord Chedworth, to fettle a jointure on Martha Parker spinster, upon their inter-marriage, and for making provifion for their younger children, and for explaining the will of Sir Philip Parker Long baronet, deceafed, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 35. An act for compleating the fale of the eftate late of Francis Scott, commonly called earl of Dalkeith, deceased, in the county of Lincoln; and for applying the money arifing thereby pursuant to an agreement for that purpose; and for impowering the guardians of the heir of the faid late earl, for the time being, to - make leafes of ground and buildings in the county of Middlefex, during the minority of fuch heir. 36. An act for fale of part of the fettled eftate of Thomas lord viscount Kilmorey, for raifing money to difcharge the incumbrances affecting the fame, prior to his marriagefettlement, and for laying out the furplus thereof in the purchase of other lands and hereditaments, to be fettled to the ufes of the faid fettlement. 37. An act for vefting the undivided moiety of divers lands and hereditaments in the counties of Leicester, Stafford and Derby, devised by the will of Sarah Frowde widow, deceased, in Ralph Blois clerk, in feefimple; and for fettling an entire eftate in the county of Suffolk, of greater value, to the ufes limited by the fame will. 38. An act for vefting part of the fettled eftate of George Barlow e*fquire, in him and his heirs, and for fettling another part of his eftate of greater value, to the fame ufes, except as therein is excepted, in lieu thereof. 39. An act for fale of the eftates late of William Newland efquire, deceafed, in Gatton, Rygate and Meafam in the county of Surrey, for difcharging incumbrances. 40. An act for fale of certain estates in the county of Stafford, of Chriftopher Wood, efquire, for difcharging incumbrances affecting the fame, and for fettling other lands in lieu thereof. 41. An act for making and granting leases of lands, tenements and mines in the county of Cornwall, comprized in the marriage fettlement and will of Kellond Courtney efquire, deceased, during the minority of his iffue claiming under the faid fettlement and will. 42. An act for felling part of the fettled eftate of George Courtenay efquire, for difcharging incumbrances affecting the fame, and for enabling him to make a provifion for his wife and children, purfuant to his marriage articles. 43. An act to enable the honourable 44. An act for enabling Richard King 46. An act for naturalizing John Jug- Anno 25 Georgii II. Cap. 1. For continuing and granting -to his Majefty certain duties upon malt |