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The TITLES of the STATUTES. Sellers of Hay and Straw, within tlie fald City and Li- berties tiiereot'. 2'. An A£t for explaining and amending an Aft paflbd in the fcventeenth Year of his prefent Ri^jefty's Reign, in- tituled, An Aii for ra'ifmg and c/JabliJljhig a Fund for a Provifwn for the J'J' Idoivs atid Children of the Min'tfters of the Cbnrch of Scotland, and of the Heads, Principals and Mqftcrs of the Univcrjltles a/" Saint Andrews, Glafgow and Edinburgh. 22. An hSi for the better afcertaining, recovering and col- Ie(5ling certain Duties commonly called Petty Cuftoms or Wharfage, payable upon the Iniportationand Exportation of Goods and Merchandizes into, or out of the Harbour of the Borough and Town of JVapnouth and Melcomhe Regis in the County of Dorfet ; and alfo of Ballaft and Karbour-duties payable in refpeft of Ships and Veffels coming into, and going out of the faid Harbour, and for the better repairing and keeping in Repair the (aid Har- bour and the Wharfs, and other publick. Buildings and Works within the faid Borough and Town. 33, An Aft to charge the Sinking Fund with the Payment of Annuities, in Difcharge of Navy, Viftualling and TranfportBills,andOrdnance Debentures, to the Amount therein mentioned. 24. An A6t for remedying Inconveniencies which may hap- pen by Proceedings in Adlions on the Statutes of Hue and Cry. 25. An Act to explain and amend fo much of an A£i: made in the ninth Year of the Reign of Qiieen Anne, intituled, An Aafor eJlahUJlnng a General Pojl Office for all her Ma- jeflfs Dominions ; and for fettling a If^eekly S/im out of the Revenues thereof for the Service of the War, and other her Majefty's Occajions ; as relates to Horfes or Furniture to be let to Perfons riding Poft. z6. An Act for repairing and widening the feveral Roads leading into the Town of Rofs in the County of Here- ford. 27. An Act for the more effeftual preventing of Frauds and Abufes committed by Perfons employed in the Manfac- ture of Hats, and in the Woollen, Linnen, Fuftian, Cot- ton, Iron, Leather, Furr, Hemp, Flax, Mohair and Silk Manufaftures ; and for preventing unlawful Combina- tions of Journeymen Dyers and Journeymen Hot Preffers, and of all Perfons employed in the faid feveral Manufac- tures, and for the better Payment of their Wages, 28. An Adl for continuing two Adis of Parliament, the one pafied in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his late Ma- jefty King George the Firft, for amending the feveral Roads leading from the City of Brijhl ; and the other palTed in the fourth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefly, to explain and amend the fame Act; and for making the faid Acts more effectual ; and alfo for repairing other Roads therein mentioned. 29. An Act for making an authentick Roll of Valuation for the Shire of Argyll. 30. An Aft for encouraging the People known by the Name of IJnitas Fratrum, or United Brethren, to fettle in his Majefty's Colonies in America. 31. An Act for opening and making a new Road from the EaflEnd o'l New Street in the Parilh of Saint John, Sot/th- ■wark, to and through the feveral Places therein men- tioned ; and for keeping the faid Road in Repair for the future. 33. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act pafled in the eighteenth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the High Road leading from Borough Bridge in the County of T^r/-, through No7-th AUerton in the fame County, to Croft Bridge on the Ri- ver Tees; and from thence through Darlington in the County of Durham, to the City of Durham ; and for making the fame more efiirctual. 33. An Act for amending, explaining and reducing into one Afl: of Parliament, the Laws relating to the Go- vernment of his Majefty's Ships, Veffels and Forces by Sea, 34. An Aft for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Aft made in the third Year of the Reign of his pre- fent Majefty, intituled. An Ail for tnaking a new Road, and for repairing and amending the ancient Road betiveen the Toiuns «/■ WiftDech andM.?LVch, in the Ifle of Ely andCoiinty of Cambridge. 3;. An Act for repairing and widening the Road leading- from the Town of Kingflon upon Thames in the County of Surry, to a Place called Sheethridge, near Petersfield in the County of Southampton; and alfo the Road from Hind- head Heath, through Fernhur/l Lane and Midhurjl, to the City of Chichefler in the County of Suffex. 36. An Act for the more efFeftual preventing the Importa- tion and Wear of Foreign Embroidery and Brocade, and of Gold and Silver Thread, Lace or other Work, made of Gold or Silver Wire manufaftued in Foreign Parts. 37, An Aft for the better fecuring his Majefty's Duties arifing upon Coal, Culm and Cinders, exported beyond Sea. 38, An Act to prevent the Mifchiefs which may happen by keeping too great Quantities of Gunpowder in any one Place, or carrying too great Quantities of Gunpowder together from one Place to another. 39, An Act for enlarging the Powers granted by an Aft paffed in the ftxteenth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, for repairing the Road from Boroughhridge, in the County of Tork, to Catherick in the fame County, and from thence to Pierfebridge on the River Tees. 40. An Act for enlarging and maintaining the Harbour of Ramfgate, and far cleanfmg, amending and preferving the Haven of Sandwich. 41. An Act for rectifying Miftakes in the Names of feve- ral of the Commiffioners appointed to put in Execution the Act for granting a Land Tax for the Year one thou- fand feven hundred and forty-eight, and for appointing other Commiffioners, together with thofe named in the faid Act, to put in Execution an Act for granting a Land Tax for the Year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, and for directing the Names of Collectors of the faid Tax to be certified to the Receivers General ; and for the Relief of the Borough of Honiton as to Arrears of the Land Tax, and the Houie and Window Taxes, for the Years one thouland feven hundred and forty-feven, and one thoufand feven hundred and forty-eight. 41. An Act for granting to his Majefty the Sum of one million out of the Sinking Fund, for the Service of the Year one thoufand ftvan hundred and forty-nine ; and enabling his Majefty to raifc a further Sum of one mil- lion for the LT|(:s and Piu'pofcs therein mentioned ; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Seflion of Parliament ; and for applying a certain Sum for defraying certain Charges and Allowances to the Of- ficers and private Gentlemen of the reduced i roops of Horfe Guards ; and for corit'nuing the Bounties on the Exportation of Briiljh and //vyZ' Linens ; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets, Receipts, Annuity Oiders, or other Orders loft, burnt or otherwile deftroyed. 43. An Act for the further enlarging the Term and Powers granted and continued by two Acts of Parliament, the one pafl'ed in the twelfth Year of the Reign of her late M.ajefty Queen Anns, and the other in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King Geerge the Firft, For