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An act for directing certain public accounts of Ireland to be laid annually before parliament.

An act to indemnify solicitors, attornies, and others, who have neglected to enter certificates within the time limited by an act made in the 37th year of his present majesty; and to amend so much of the said act as relates to the entering such certificates.

An act for the preventing of bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in parliament for the borough of Aylesbury, in the county of Buckingham.

An act to amend two acts, made in the 18th and 39th years of his present majesty, for the erecting a court-house for the holding of sessions of the peace in the city of Westminster; and for purchasing certain buildings and grounds between St. Margaret-street, Unionstreet, and King-street in the said city, for the use of the public.

An act for making further provision for making and maintaining an inland navigation, commonly called the Caledonian Canal, from the eastern to the western sea by Inverness to Fort William, in Scot

land.

An act for vesting the capital messuage, with the appurtenances, situate in Kevin-street, in the city of Dublin, called the palace of the archbishop of Dublin, at St. Sepulchre's, in his majesty, his heirs, and his successors; and for applying the purchase-money, together with another sum therein mentioned, in manner and for the purposes therein mentioned.

June 30.

An act to continue, until the 1st of July 1805, the operation of an

act, passed in the last session of parliament, to suspend proceedings in actions, prosecutions, and proceedings under certain acts relating to the woollen manufacture; and also under an act of the reign of queen Elizabeth, so far as the same relates to certain persons employed or concerned in the said manufacture.

July 3.

An act to continue until 1st July 1805, an act passed in the last session, for continuing two acts, the one passed in the 42d of his majesty, for regulating the prices at which grain, meal, and flour, may be exported from Great-Britain to Ireland, and from Ireland to GreatBritain; and the other, made in the last session, for permitting the exportation of seed corn from GreatBritain to Ireland, and the importation of malt into Great-Britain from Ireland.

July 10.

An act for establishing and maintaiting a permanent additional force for the defence of the realm, and to provide for augmenting his majesty's regular forces; and for the gradual reduction of the militia of Scotland.

An act for granting to his majes ty, until 25th March 1805, certain duties on the importation of the goods, &c. herein mentioned, into Ireland, and also certain duties of excise on spirits, malt, and tobacco, in Ireland; and for the increase of certain public revenues in Ireland, by making the same payable in British currency.

An act for granting to his majesty certain stamp duties in Ireland.

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An act to amend the laws for regulating the linen manufacture of Ireland.

An act to enable his majesty to authorise the exportation of the machinery necessary for erecting a mint in the dominions of the king of Denmank.

An act to prevent the counterfeiting of silver coin issued by the governor and company of the bank of England, called dollars, and silver coin which may be issued by the governor and company of the bank of Ireland, called tokens.

An act for allowing the sale of certain East-India prize goods in the port of Liverpool.

An act to enable the lords commissioners of the treasury of GreatBritain to issue exchequer bills on the credit of such aids or supplies as have been or shall be granted by parliament for the service of GreatBritain for 1804.

July 14.

An act for establishing and maintaining a permanent additional force to be raised in Ireland, for the defence of the realm, and to provide for augmenting the regular forces.

An act for enabling subjects of foreign states to enlist as soldiers in his majesty's service, and for enabling his majesty to grant commissions to subjects of foreign states to serve as officers or as engineers, under certain restrictions.

An act for settling and securing a certain annuity on the viscountess Kilwarden, and on the family of the late lord Kilwarden.

An act to render valid certain marriages solemnised in certain churches and chapels in which banns had not usually been published before, on, or at the time of passing VOL. XLVI.

an act, made in the 26th of George II. intituled "An act for the better preventing of clandestine marriages."

An act for making compensation to the proprietors of certain lands and hereditaments situate at Weedon Beck, in the county of Northampton, purchased for the service of his majesty's ordnance.

An act to vest certain messuages, lands, &c. in trustees, for better securing his majesty's docks, ships, and stores, at Chatham, and for the use of his majesty's ordnance at Warley common and Woolwich.

July 20.

An act for the better support of his majesty's household, and of the honour and dignity of the crown of the united kingdom; and for preventing accumulation of arrearsin the payments out of the civil list

revenues.

An act for enabling his majesty to raise the sum of two millions five hundred thousand pounds, for the use and purposes therein mentioned.

An act to obviate certain inconveniences which have been experienced in the accountant-general'soffice in the court of chancery, in the execution of an act for granting a contribution on the profits arising from property, professions, trades, and offices.

An act for regulating the appointment of commissioners to act in the execution of an act for granting to his majesty a contribution on the profits arising from property, professions, trades, and offices.

An act to permit certain persons in the office of ordnance, and the to quarter-master-general, send and receive letters free from the duty of postage; and to enable the board of ordnance, the adjutantQ q general

general, quarter-master general, and barrack-master general, to authorise persons in their offices to send letters free from the said duty.

An act for further continuing for seven years, an act, made in the 12th year of his majesty, for encouraging the manufacture of leather, by lowering the duty payable upon the importation of oak bark.

An act for reviving, amending, and continuing several laws relating to the more effectual encouragement of the British fisheries, until 5th April 1806, and to the encouragement of the trade and manufactures of the Isle of Man, to the improving the revenue thereof, and the more effectual prevention of smuggling to and from the said island, until 5th July 1805.

An act to amend an act passed in the 39th and 40th of his majesty, intituled, "An act for settling disputes that may arise between masters and workmen engaged in the cotton manufactory of England.

An act for explaining and amending several acts relating to hackneycoaches employed as stage-coaches.

An act for confirming the provisions of an act, made in Ireland in the 32d of his majesty, so far as the same prohibits the import of malt into Ireland; and for repealing the power given to the lord lieutenant and council of Ireland, prohibiting the use of oats and oatmeal in the distillation of spirits in Ireland.

An act to continue, until seven years after the passing thereof, an act, made in the parliament of Ireland in the 27th of his majesty, intituled, "An act for the better execution of the law and preservation of the peace within the counties at farge."

An act to permit the issue and negociation of certain promissory notes, under a limited sum, by registered bankers in Ireland; and to restrain the issue and negociation of certain other notes.

An act to render more easy the apprehending and bringing to trial, offenders escaping from one part of the united kingdom to the other.

An act for granting to his majesty a sum of money to be raised by lottery.

July 28.

An act to explain an act of the present session, for consolidating and amending the provisions of the several acts relating to corps of yeomanry and volunteers in Great-Britrin, so far as respects the accounting for monies received by volunteer officers.

An act to amend certain of the provisions of an act, made in the 43d of his majesty, to enable his majesty to provide for the defence aud security of the realm, which respect the purchase of lands and hereditaments for the public service.

An act to alter, amend, and render more effectual, an act, passed in the present session, intituled, "An act for establishing and maintaining a permanent additional force for the defence of the realm, &c." so far as the same relates to the city of London.

An act for raising the sum of eight hundred thousand pounds Irish currency, by treasury bills, for the service of Ireland, for 1804.

An act to repeal the several duties under the commissioners for managing the duties upon stamped vellum, parchment, and paper, in Great-Britain, and to graut new and

additional duties in lieu thereof.

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An act for granting additional annuities to the proprietors of stock created by two acts, passed in the 37th and 42d of his majesty.

An act for warehousing goods within the limits of certain docks made under an act, passed in the 39th and 40th of his majesty, intituled, "An act for making wet docks, basons, cuts, and other works, for the greater accommodation and security of shipping, commerce, and revenue, within the port of London; and to make regulations relating to the said docks.

An act for permitting, until the 1st of August 1807, the exportation of salt from the port of Nassau, in the island of New Providence, the port of Exuma, and the port of Crooked Island, in the Bahama Islands, in ships belonging to the inhabitants of the United States in America, and coming in ballast.

An act for the more effectual administration of justice in those parts of the united kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland called England and Ireland, by the issuing of habeas corpus ad testificandum, in certain

cases.

An act for making further regulations for the better collection and security of his majesty's revenue of customs and excise in Ireland, and for preventing frauds therein.

An act to permit, until 25th March 1805, the warehousing of

spirits in Ireland for exportation; for charging a duty on the same when taken out for home consumption, and to regulate the exportation to Great-Britain of such spirits as shall not be warehoused.

An act to continue, until 29th Sept. 1805, several acts for the better collection and security of his majesty's revenue in Ireland, and for preventing frauds therein.

An act for appointing, until 1st August 1805, commissioners to inquire into the fees, gratuities, perquisites, and emoluments, which are or have been lately received in the several public offices in Ireland therein mentioned; to examine into any abuses which may exist in the same; and into the present mode of receiving, collecting, issuing, and accounting for public money in Ireland.

An act for making compensation to the proprietors of certain lands and hereditaments, situate at Woolwich and Charlton, in the county of Kent, purchased for the service of his majesty's ordnance.

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His Majesty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on the Meeting of the second Session of the second Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Kingdom of Great British arms. In the conduct of the tain the nineteenth; on the 22nd Day of November, (44th of the King,) 1803.

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My lords and gentlemen, INCE I last met you in parliament it has been my chief object to carry into effect those measures, which your wisdom had adopted for the defence of the united kingdom, and for the vigorous prosecution of the war. In these preparations I have been seconded by the voluntary exertions of all ranks of my people, in a manmer that has, if possible, strengthened their claims to my confidence and affection: they have shewn that the menaces of the enemy have only served to rouse their native and hereditary spirit; and that all other considerations are lost in a general disposition to make those efforts and sacrifices which the honour and safety of the kingdom demand, at this important and critical conjuncture. Though my attention has principally been directed to the great object of internal security, no opportunity has been lost of making an impression on the foreign posses

operations by which these valuable acquisitions have been made, the utmost promptitude and zeal have been displayed by the officers employed on these services, and by my forces acting under their command by sea and land. In Ireland the leaders and several inferior agents in the late traitorous and atrocious conspiracy, have been brought to justice, and the public tranquillity has experienced no further interruption. I indulge the hope that such of my deluded subjects as have swerved from their allegiance, are now convinced of their error; and that having compared the advantages they derive from the protection of a free constitution, with the condition of those countries which are under the dominion of the French government, they will cordially and zealously concur in resisting any attempt that may be made against the security and independence of my united kingdom.

Gentlemen of the house of commons, I have a perfect reliance on your public spirit for making such pro

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