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"Commons, in this Our prefent Parliament affembled, "are fully agreed and confented unto, yet nevertheless the "fame are not of Force and Effect in the Law, without "Our Royal Affent given and put to the faid Acts: And "forafmuch, as for divers Caufes and Confiderations, We "cannot conveniently at this Time be prefent in Our "Royal Perfon in the Higher House of Our faid Parliament, being the Place accustomed to give Our Royal "Affent to fuch Acts as have been agreed upon by you our faid Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have "therefore caufed thefe Our Letters Patent to he "made, and have figned the fame, and by the fame do "give and put Our Royal Affent to the faid Acts, and "to all Articles, Claufes, and Provifions therein con"tained, and have fully agreed and affented to the said "Acts; Willing, that the faid Acts, and every Article, "Claufe, Sentence, and Provifion therein contained "from henceforth fhall be of the fame Strength, Force, "and Effect, as if We had been perfonally present in "the faid higher Houfe, and had openly and publickly, "in the Prefence of you all, affented to the fame : "And We do, by these Prefents, declare and notify "the fame Our Royal Affent, as well to you the Lords

Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforefaid, as "to all others whom it may concern: Commanding "alfo by these Presents, Our right trusty and well"beloved Counsellor John Lord Eldon, Our Chancellor "of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain "and Ireland called Great Britain, to feal thefe Our "Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of Our United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and alfo "commanding Our most dear and entirely beloved Son " and most faithful Counfellor George Prince of Wales; "Our moft dear Sons and faithful Counsellors Frederick "Duke of York, William Duke of Clarence, Edward "Duke of Kent, Erneft Duke of Cumberland, Auguftus "Duke of Suffex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our "moft dear Nephew and faithful Counsellor William "Frederick Duke of Gloucester; the moft Reverend "Father in God, Our right trufty and well-beloved "Counsellor Charles Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate "and Metropolitan of all England; Our faid Chancellor "of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain "and Ireland called Great Britain; Our right trufty and "right well-beloved Coufins and Counsellors John Jeffreys "Earl Camden, Prefident of our Council; John Earl of "Weftmorland, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our right "trufty and right entirely beloved Coufins and Coun"fellors James Duke of Montrofe, Mafter of Our Horse; "William Henry Duke of Portland; Our right trusty "and entirely beloved Coufins and Counfellors James Marquis of Salisbury, Francis Marquis of Hertford; "Our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufins and "Counsellors Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward of Our "Household; George Earl of Dartmouth, Chamberlain "of Our Houfehold; George Earl of Winchilfea and "Nottingham, Groom of our Stole; Philip Earl of Chefterfield, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William "Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl "of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Henry Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; John Earl of St. Vincent, Thomas Earl of Chichefter; Our right trufty and "well-beloved Coufin and Counfellor Henry Viscount "Sidmouth; Our right trufty and well-beloved Coun"fellors Henry Richard Lord Holland, Dudley Lord "Harrowby, Thomas Lord Walfingham, William Wyndham "Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland, Henry Lord Mulgrave, John Lord Redefdale, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Our Chief Justice affigned to hold Pleas be"fore Us; Charles Lord Barham, and Thomas Lord "Erfkine; or any Three or more of them, to declare "and notify this Our Royal Affent in Our Abfence, in "the faid Higher Houfe, in the Prefence of you the faid "Lords and the Commons of Our Parliament, there to "be affembled for that Purpofe; and the Clerk of Our "Parliaments to endorfe the faid Acts, with fuch Terms "and Words in Our Name, as is requifite, and hath "been accustomed for the fame, and alfo to enroll these "Our Letters Patent and the faid Acts in the Parliament 9

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"Roll; and thefe Our Letters Patent fhall be to every "of them a fufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Affent given and paffed by these Presents, and "declared and notified as is aforefaid, then and immediately the faid Acts fhall be taken, accepted, and "admitted good, fufficient, and perfect Acts of Parlia"ment and Laws, to all Intents, Conftructions, and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly; "the Continuance or Diffolution of this Our Parliament, "or any other Ufe, Custom, Thing or Things, to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof "we have cafed thefe Our Letters to be made "Patent.

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2. "An Act for the Regulation of His Majefty's "Royal Marine Forces while on Shore."

3. "An Act for allowing the Importation and Export"ation of certain Commodities into and from the Port "of Falmouth, in the Ifland of Jamaica."

4." An Act to allow the Importation of Rum and other "Spirits from the lfland of Bermuda into the Province "of Lower Canada, without Payment of Duty, on the "fame Terms and Conditions as fuch Importation may "be made directly from His Majefty's Sugar Colonies in "the Weft Indies.'

5." An Act to authorize His Majefty, during the "present War, to make Regulations refpecting the "Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good "Hope."

6. An Act for continuing, until the Twenty-fifth "Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and four66 teen, feveral Acts for the free Importation of Cochi"neal and Indigo; and until the Twenty-fifth Day of "March One thoufand eight hundred and nineteen, an "Act of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty, "to permit the Exportation of Wool from the British "Plantations in America."

7. "An Act to make perpetual feveral Laws relating "to the Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures; to "the allowing the Importation of Rape Seed, and other "Seeds used for extracting Oil, whenever the Prices "of middling British Rape Seed fhall be above a certain "Limit; to the encouraging the Growth of Coffee in "His Majefty's Plantations in America; and for amend"ing and making perpetual feveral Laws relating to the

preventing the clandeftine Running of Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby; and to the allowing the "Importation of Seal Skins cured with Foreign Salt, "free of Duty."

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Journals of the House of Lords.

8. "An Act for amending fo much of an Act of the "Forty-first Year of His present Majefty, for building " and keeping in Repair the Pier at Sheerness, in the Ile of Sheppy, in the County of Kent, and for other "Purposes therein mentioned, as relates to the faid "Pier."

9. "An Act to continue the Term, and alter the "Powers of an Act of His present Majefty, for repair"ing the Road from the Township of Saltney, in the "County of Flint, to the Town of Flint."

10. "An Act for making and maintaining a Road "from Horfham, to join the Turnpike Road leading to "Guilford, with Two Branches therefrom, in the Coun"ties of Suffex and Surrey.”

To thefe Bills the Royal Affent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Affiftant, in thefe Words; (videlicet)

II.

"Le Roy le veult."

"An Act for enclosing Lands in the Parishes of "Boconnoc, Braddock, and Saint Winnow, in the County "of Cornwall."

12.

"An Act for enclosing Lands in the Parish of "Barton Turf, in the County of Norfolk."

13. "An Act for naturalizing Peter Urbanus Sar"toris."

14. "An Act for naturalizing Rudolph Ackermann. To thefe Bills the Royal Affent was pronounced, feverally, by the Clerk Affiftant in thefe Words; (videlicet)

"Soit fait comme il eft defiré."

Then the Commons withdrew.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure :
The House was refumed:

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t for
"allowing, until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One
"thousand eight hundred and ten, the Importation of
"certain Fifh from Parts of the Coast of His Majesty's
"North American Colonies; and for granting a Bounty

"thereon."

The Question was put,
" pass ?"

"Whether this Bill fhall

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

was com

"Saint George, in the County of Wilts,"
mitted: "That they had confidered the faid Bill,
"and examined the Allegations thereof, which were
"found to be true; that the Parties concerned had given
"their Confents to the Satisfaction of the Committee;
" and directed him to report the fame to the House,
" and that the Committee had gone through the Bill,
"without any Amendment."

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by Mr. Wharton and others:
A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons, Tobacco Im
portation Bill,

With a Bill, intituled, " An Act to permit, until the
Twenty-fifth Day of Marth One thoufand eight hun-
"dred and eleven, the Importation of Tobacco into
they defire the Concurrence of this House.
"Great Britain, from any Place whatever;" to which

by Mr. Cartwright and others :
A Meffage was brought from the Houfe of Commons, Rotherf
thorpe En-
clofure Bill.

With a Bill, intituled, " An Act for enclofing Lands
« Northampton;" to which they defire the Concurrence
"in the Parish of Rotherfthorpe, in the County of

of this Houfe.

A Meffage was fent to the House of Commons, by Table.
Mr. Ord and Mr. Thompson:

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the
faid Bill, without any Amendment.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned Ad to amend, during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable the Clerks of the King's "Coroner and Attorney in the Court of King's Bench,

Bill.

Newfound

ture Bill.

"to be admitted as Attornies."

The House (according to Order) was adjourned land Judica- during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, " An Act for establishing Courts of Ju"dicature in the Island of Newfoundland and the Islands "adjacent; and for re-annexing Part of the Coast of "Labrador, and the Islands lying on the said Coast, to "the Government of Newfoundland."

ORDERED, That the said Returns be printed.

laid before the House;
The Earl of Liverpool (by His Majesty's Command)

«neral for the Ufe of the British Forces ferving in Spain
"Return of Stores fhipped by the Storekeeper Ge-
and Portugal, diftinguishing the Ports at which they
were shipped, the Names of the Transports, the Per-
"fon to whom they were configned, and the Time of
failing from England."

And the Title thereof, being read by the Clerk ;
ORDERED, That the faid Return do lie on the Table:
ORDERED, That the faid Return be printed.

"the Treafury, attended;"
The House being informed, "That Mr. Irving, from Annual Re-

venue Accounts, &c.

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant delivered. to the Directions of an Act of Parliament;

"An Account, fhewing how the Public Monies re"maining in the Receipt of the Exchequer on the 5th "Day of January 1808, together with the Monies paid "into the fame during the Year ended the 5th Day of

After fome Time the House was refumed :
And the Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords
Committees, "That they had gone through the Bill," January 1809, and the Monies paid out of the net
"and directed him to report the fame to the House,
"without any Amendment."
"Produce of the Revenues of the faid Year, in Antici-
pation of the Exchequer Receipt; together with the
The Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords Com-
" Amount of the Exchequer, Navy, and Tranfport Bills
mittees, to whom the Bill, intituled, " An A&t for en-
"iffued and not redeemed during the faid Year, have
"clofing Lands in the feveral Tithings of Orchefton" of the Sums applied to the following Heads of Ser
"been actually applied; diftinguishing the total Amount
"Saint George and Elton, in the Parish of Orcheston "vice: ift, The Intereft of the Public Funded Debt,
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C. 2. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce
"and Payments into the Exchequer, of the Duties
"arifing from Stamps in Scotland; diftinguishing (as far
as poffible) each Duty, and each Head of Payment,
"in the Year ended 5th January 1809; together with
"the Balance in the Hands of the Receiver General at
the Commencement and Termination of the Year."
C. 3:
"An Account of the Monies received into the
"Exchequer, from the Bank of England, as a Com-
"penfation in lieu of Stamp Duties, in the Year ending
"5th January 1809."

"An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Ex"traordinary Resources, conftituting the Public In"come of Great Britain for the Year ended the 5th January 1809; diftinguishing England from Scotland, "and diftinguishing under each Head of Revenue, "the Amount of the Grofs Receipt, the Rate per "Centum for collecting the fame, and the Nature and "Amount of the Payments out of the Grofs Receipt "on each. Head refpectively; diftinguishing alfo the "Amount of the Net Produce, and the Rate per "Centum for collecting the fame, and the Nature and "Amount of the Payments out of the Net Produce on "each Head respectively; diftinguishing alfo the Pay-" ments into the Exchequer, and the Amount of the "Balances or Bills in the Hands of the feveral Officers "of the Revenue, on the 5th Days of January 1808 "and 1809, respectively applicable to or arifing from "the Revenue of the faid Year; together with the "Amount of the Balance remaining in the Exchequer "on the 5th January 1808 and 1809 refpectively; whe"ther appropriated or unappropriated; and the Amount "of the Exchequer Bills, Navy Bills, and Transport "Bills iffued for the Public Service, between the Days" and Income Taxes; together with the feveral Sums "above mentioned, and not redeemed within that "Period."

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"EXCISE.

B. "An Account of the grofs actual Receipt in "Money, Charges of Management, and Taxes, repaid to "Officers, Exports, Allowances, Bounties, Penfions, "Net Produce, and Payments into the Exchequer of "the Excife, Confolidated Duties, Temporary. War "Taxes, and Tobacco and Malts, Annual in England, "for the Year ended 5th January 1809; diftinguishing "the Grofs Receipt, Net Produce, and Net Payment "into the Exchequer on each Article, together with "the Balance in the Hands of the Receiver General, "at the Commencement and Termination of the Year."

"NORTH BRITAIN.

C. 4.
"An Account of the Balances in the Hands of
"the feveral Distributors of Stamps in Great Britain,
"and in the Hands of the Receiver General in London,
on the 5th Day of January 1808, and the 5th Day of
January 1809; diftinguishing the Town from the
Country, and alfo diftinguishing Scotland."

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D. 1. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce and Payments into the Exchequer, of the Revenue under "the Management of the Commiffioners of Taxes in "England and Wales, including the Property Tax, and "the Balances arifing from the Aid and Contribution

" of Money paid or advanced out of the faid Taxes,
on account of Militia and Deferters Warrants,
"Bounties on Hemp and Flax, or on any other Ac-
count, in the Year ending the 5th of January 1809;
diftinguishing each Tax, and each Head of Pay-

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D. 2. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce "and Payments into the Exchequer, of the Reve"nue under the Management of the Commiffioners "of Taxes in Scotland, including the Property Tax, "and the Balances arifing from the Aid and Contri"bution and Income Taxes; together with the several "Sums of Money paid or advanced out of the faid "Taxes, on Account of Militia and Deferters Warrants, Bounties on Hemp and Flax, or on any other "Account, in the Year ending the 5th of January "1809; diftinguishing each Tax, and each Head of "Payment."

D. 3. "An Account of the Balances in the Hands "of the Receivers General of Land and Affeffed Taxes, "and Duty on Property, on the 5th of January 1808, "and on the 5th of January 1809.

D. 4. "An Account of Monies due to the Crown in "the Hands of the Receiver General of the Land and "Affeffed Taxes, and Duty on Property, for Scotland, "on the 5th of January 1808, and on the 5th of January 1809."

B. 2. "An Account of the grofs actual Receipt, Net "Produce, and Remittances to the Commiffioners of "Excife, London, of the permanent, temporary, and "annual Duties of Excife in Scotland, in the Year "ending 5th January 1809: Alfo, an Account of the "Payments out of the Revenue of Excise, under the "Authority of Warrants from the Barons of Ex-« chequer, to the Receiver General of Crown Rents "and Cafualties in Scotland, Year ended 5th January "1809.".

"EXCISE.

B. 3. An Account of the Monies paid into the Ex"chequer in the Year ended 5th January 1809, by the. "Receiver General of Excife in England, on account of "Bills remitted by the Receiver General of Excise in "Scotland, diftinguishing each Article."

"NORTH BRITAIN.

B. 4. "An Account of Bills remitted from the Re"ceiver General of Excife in Scotland, to the Receiver "General of Excife in London, between the 5th January 1807, and the 5th January 1809, but which did not "become due until after the latter Period."

C. 1. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce "and Payments into the Exchequer, of the Duties arifing from Stamps in England; diftinguishing (as far as poflible) each Duty and each Head of Payment, in "the Year ended 5th January 1809; together with the "Balance in the Hands of Distributors, and of the Re"ceiver General, and the Bills outstanding at the Commencement and Termination of the faid Year."

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"due on the 5th of January 1808, and the 5th of "January 1809, refpectively.'

F.. 2. An Account of the grofs and net Produce of "the Duty of One Shilling in the Pound on Penfions "and Salaries, received by Richard Howard Efquire, "for the Year ending 5th January 1809; fpecifying the "feveral Payments thereout, either into the Exchequer, 66 or on account of Management; alfo the Balances due on the 5th January 1808, and 5th January 1809." F. 3 "An Account of the grofs and net Produce of "the One Shilling Duty on Penfions and Salaries, re"ceived by Charles Rivington Broughton, Receiver Ge"neral of His Majefty's Household, in the Year ending 5th January 1809, with the feveral Payments thereout, "either into the Exchequer, or on account of Management; alfo the Balance remaining in hand at the "Commencement and Termination of the Year."

F. 4. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce of "the Duty of One Shilling in the Pound on Salaries "and Penfions in Scotland, received by Mr. John Lane, "late Receiver General of the faid Duty, between the "5th January 1808, and the 5th January 1809, being "Arrears due to Lady Day 1808; fpecifying the feveral Payments thereout, either into the Exchequer, or on "account of Management; alfo the Balances remaining due on the 5th January 1808, and the 5th January 1809, refpectively."

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F. 5. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce and "Payments into the Exchequer, of the Duty of One Shilling in the Pound on Salaries and Penfions in "England and Scotland refpectively, under the Provi"fions of the Act of 48 Geo. 3. Cap. 2. in the Year "ending 5th January 1809, fpecifying the feveral Payments thereout, on account of Management, or on any other Account, with the Balances remaining due " at the Termination of the faid Year."

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G. 1. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce " of the Sixpenny Duty on Salaries, Penfions, and In"cidents in England and Scotland, diftinguishing each, "received by Mr. John Lane, late Receiver General of "the faid Duty, between the 5th January 1808 and "the 5th January 1809, being Arrears due to Lady "Day 1808; fpecifying the feveral Payments thereout, "either into the Exchequer, or on account of Manage"ment; alfo the Balances due on the 5th January "1808, and the 5th January 1809, respectively."

G 2. "An Account of the grofs and net Produce "and Payments into the Exchequer of the Duty of Six66 pence in the Pound on Salaries and Penfions in Eng"land and Scotland refpectively (under the Provifions of "the Act of 48 Geo. Cap. 2.) in the Year ending 5th January 1809; fpecifying the feveral Payments "thereout on account of Management, or on any other "Account; with the Balances remaining due at the "Termination of the faid Year."

H." The Account of the grofs Receipts in Money, "Charges of Management, Net Produce, and Payments "into the Exchequer, of the Revenue arifing from "Hackney Coaches and Chairs, in the Year ending the "5th of January 1809, together with the Balance in "hand on the 5th of January 1808 and 1809."

N. 2. "An Account of the Half-yearly Dividends of "Stock purchased by the Sale of Crown Rents by "William Mitford Efquire, Attorney, for receiving the "faid Dividends on Stock, with the Amount of the "Payments made by him, and to what Purposes applied, " in the Year ending the 5th January 1809; together "with the Amount of the Balance in the Hands of the "faid William Mitford, on the 5th January 1808, and "the 5th January 1809, refpectively."

N. 3.

"An Account of Fines paid for Leases of Crown "Lands, in the Year ending 5th January 1809; dif"tinguishing the Dates of the Receipts, the Names of the "Leffees, the Eftates, the Amount of the Fines, and to "whom paid."

O." An Account of the Sums of Money received "into the Exchequer by Way of Lottery, between the "5th January 1808 and 5th January 1809; together "with the Amount of the feveral Payments thereout on "Account of Prizes, and likewife for Charges of Management; alfo, the Net Profit to the Public."

P." An Account of the Total Sums of Money which "have been paid into the Exchequer on Account of Pub "lic Loans, in the Year ending the 5th January 1809."

Q." An Account of the Sums of Money which re"mained in the Exchequer on the 5th of January 1808. "and 1809; diftinguishing the Amount of Monies ap"propriated or reserved for any particular Purposes, from "that which was unappropriated.”

R. "An Account of the Amount of Exchequer Bills "iffued for the Public Service, between the 5th Janu"ary 1808, and 5th January 1809, and not redeemed "within that Period."

S." An Account of the Amount of Navy, Victualling, "and Transport Bills, iffued between the 5th January "1808 and the 5th January 1809, and not redeemed "within that Period."

"An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears and "Current Balances due on the 5th of January 1809, "from the Officers of the Cuftoms in that Part of Great "Britain called Scotland, from the 5th of January 1774, "fo far as the fame can be made up; diftinguishing the "late and prefent Officers, the Names of fuch Officers, "and in what Situations they were or are employed, "the Sums originally due from them, and when, and "the Amount and Dates of the Payments which have "been made in Discharge thereof."

I. "An Account of the grofs and Net Produce and "Payments into the Exchequer, arifing from Licences "An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears and "granted to Hawkers and Pedlars; together with the "Current Balances due on the 5th January 1809, from "Amount of Charges of Management, in the Year" the Receivers General of Land and Affeffed Taxes ending 5th January 1809; alfo an Account of the "Balances in the Hands of the Receiver General of the "faid Revenue, on the 5th January 1808 and the 5th "January 1809."

K." An Account of the grofs and net Produce and "Payments into the Exchequer, and to the Clerk of the "Hanaper, on Account of Prefines, and the Amount of "the Balances in the Hands of the Receiver General at "the End of Hilary Terms 1808 and 1809."

L. "An Account of the Produce of the Green Wax"Money, arifing from Port Fines, in the Year ended 5th"January 1809; together with the Balances in the Hands "of the Receiver General, at the Commencement and "Termination of the faid Year."

M. "An Account of the feveral Sums of Money re