certain loans advanced to the house of Alexander Houstoun and company, to Charles Ashwell esquire, and to William Johnstone esquire, being persons connected with and trading to the islands. of Grenada and Saint Vincent, so far as relates to the real and personal estates of William Mac Dowall, James Mac Dowall, and Robert Houstoun Rae, in the West Indies and elsewhere, except in Scotland.

Cap. 158. An act for more effectually carrying into execution the purposes of an act made in the thirty-ninth and fortieth years of his present Majesty, to give further time for the payment, on the conditions therein mentioned, of instalments on certain loans advanced to the house of Alexander Houstoun and company, to Charles Ashwell esquire, and to William Johnstone esquire, being persons connected with and trading to the islands of Grenada and Saint Vincent, so far as relates to the real and personal estates of William Mac Dowall, James Mac Dowall, and Robert Houston Rae, esquires, in Scotland.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL ACTS,

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TO BE JUDICIALLY NOTICED.

1. FOR altering and amending an act, passed in the twelfth of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for lighting such part of the town of Islington, as lies in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the county of Middlesex, and for establishing a regular nightly watch therein; and for removing and preventing nuisances within the said town and parish.

2. For making and maintaining a road from Great Bridgewater street, in Manchester, across the river Irwell, through Salford to Eccles, in the county palatine of Lancaster; and several branches of road to communicate therewith.

3. To enable the justices of the peace for the west-riding of the county of York, to provide convenient court-houses for holding the general quarter-sessions of the peace within the said riding.

4. For taking down and rebuilding the body of the parishchurch of Chertsey, in the county of Surrey, and for repairing. the tower thereof, and building a vestry-room near or adjoining to the said church.

5. For enlarging the term and powers of two acts, of the fourth and twenty-fifth years of his present Majesty, so far as relate to the road from the south end of the town of Rotherham, in the county of York, to the present turnpike-road near Pleasley, in the county of Derby.

6. For enlarging the term and powers of two acts, of the fourth and twenty-fifth years of his present Majesty, for amending and widening the road from Tinsley, in the county of York, to the town of Doncaster, in the said county.

7. For continuing the term, and altering the powers, of three

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three acts, passed in the thirty-second year of his late Majesty, and in the fourteenth and twentieth years of his present Majesty, for repairing the road from Wetherby to Grassington, in the county of York, so far as the said acts relate to the road from Knaresborough to the junction of the road from Ripon to Pately Bridge..

8. For continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers of two acts, of the fourth and twenty-fifth years of his present Majesty, for repairing the roads leading from the Buck's Head at Watling-Street, and other roads therein mentioned, in the county of Salop; and for making a new branch of road adjoining or near to the said roads.

9. For inclosing lands in the parish of Wymondham, in the county of Norfolk.

10. For inclosing lands in the parish of East-Ruston, in the county of Norfolk.

11. For inclosing lands in the parish of Besthorpe, in the county of Norfolk.

12. To enable the Huddersfield canal-company to raise a further sum of money for the discharge of their debts, and to finish and complete the Huddersfield canal, and for amending the several acts passed for making and maintaining the said canal.

13. For making and maintaining a road from the town of Huddersfield, in the west-riding of the county of York, to a place called New-Hey, in the parish of Rochdale, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and for making and maintaining certain branches of road to communicate therewith.

14. To continue and amend two acts, passed in the fifth and twenty-sixth years of his present Majesty, for repairing several roads leading from Lymington, in the county of Southampton; and for amending and widening the road to Wilverley-Post, in the New Forest.

15. For continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers of two acts, passed in the fourth and twenty-fifth years of his present Majesty, for repairing and widening several roads leading from Callington in the county of Cornwall.

16. For enabling the trustees for executing an act, passed in the thirty-eighth year of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for rebuilding the workhouse of the parish of Saint Sepulchre, in the city of London, and for the better relief and employment of the poor in the said parish, to raise a further sum of money for completing the purposes of the said act.

17. For making and maintaining a road from Millbridge to Cleckheaton, in the parish of Birstall, all in the west-riding of the county of York.

18. For continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers, of so much of two acts, passed in the fifth and twentysixth years of his present Majesty, for repairing the road from Bawtry Bridge, in the county of Nottingham, to Hainton, in the county of Lincoln, and other roads therein mentioned, as relates to the first and second districts of roads therein described.

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19. For the regulation of the oyster, sole, and salmon-fisheries, within the harbour of Milford, in the county of Pembroke, and the rivers running into the said harbour.

20. For enabling the company of proprietors of the Rochdale canal more effectually to provide for the discharge of their debts, and to amend the several acts passed for making and maintaining the said canal.

21. For amending, altering, and enlarging the powers of an act, passed in the forty-third year of his present Majesty, for paving, and otherwise improving the borough of King's Lynn, in the county of Norfolk.

22. For regulating the charities of John West of London, gentleman, and Frances his wife, both deceased.

23. For inclosing lands in the parish of Martock, in the county of Somerset.

24. For inclosing lands in the parish of Little Snoring, in the county of Norfolk.

25. For inclosing-lands in the township of Scoiforth, in the parish of Lancaster, in the county palatine of Lancaster.

26. For amending, altering, and enlarging the powers of several acts, passed for paving, pitching, cleansing, and lighting the streets and other places within the city of Bristol and liberties thereof.

27. For better supplying the inhabitants of the town and township of Colne, in the county palatine of Lancaster, with

water.

28. To continue and amend an act, made in the twenty-fifth year of his present Majesty, for repairing the roads leading from Lutterworth-Hand, on the Watling-Street road, through Churchover, Brownsover, Newbold-upon-Avon, Rugby and Bilton, in the county of Warwick, to the turnpike-road between Dunchurch and Hillmorton, in the said county.

29. To extend the provisions of so much of an act, passed in the thirty-ninth and fortieth years of his present Majesty, as relates to repairing certain turnpike-roads in the county of Aberdeen, to other roads within the said county.

30. To continue the term, and enlarge the powers of two acts, passed in the fifth and twenty-fourth years of his present Majesty, for repairing and widening the road from Alford to Boston, and from thence to Cowbridge, in the county of Lincoln.

31. To enable the justices of the peace for the county of York to provide a convenient house, with suitable accommodations, for his Majesty's judges of the assizes of the said county.

32. For more effectually preventing frauds and abuses in the admeasurement and delivery of coals, within the several parishes lying between the parishes of Egham and Rotherhithe, both inclusive, in the county of Surrey.

33. For altering and enlarging the powers of several acts, made in the fifth and twenty-fifth years of King George the Second, and in the third, eighteenth, and forty-first years of his

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present Majesty, for enlarging the pier and harbour of Scarborough, in the county of York.

34. For erecting a pier and other works, for the improvement of the harbour of Porthdinlleyn, in Carnarvon Bay, in the county of Carnarvon.

35. To alter and amend an act, passed in the forty-third year of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for improving and rendering more commodious the port and harbour of Bristol, and for extending the powers and provisions of the said act.

36. For amending an act, passed in the eleventh year of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for cleansing and lighting the streets of the town of South Leith, the territory of Saint Anthony's and Yardheads, thereunto adjoining, and for supplying the several parts thereof with fresh water, and for the better regulating the police of the said town and territory, and of the town of North Leith, Coalhill and Citadel, and for other purposes therein mentioned relating thereto.

37. For the more speedy and easy recovery of small debts in the town and borough of Grimsby, and the liberties thereof, and in the several parishes and places therein mentioned, in the county of Lincoln.

38. For building a new gaol for the county of the city of Cork, and for supplying the said gaol with water.

39. For better repairing the streets, lanes, and passages within the city of Exeter, and county of the said city, and for amending an act passed in the first year of his present Majesty, intituled, An act for enlightening the streets within the city of Exeter and suburbs thereof, and for the better regulation of the watch within the said city and county, and for otherwise improving the same.

40. For amending, and rendering more effectual an act, passed in the thirty-second year of his present Majesty, for better paving, cleansing, and otherwise improving the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln..

41. For amending and rendering more effectual an act, passed in the sixteenth year of his present Majesty, for lighting and watching the streets, lanes, and other publick passages and places within the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, and for removing and preventing nuisances therein.

.42. For paving, cleansing, lighting, watching, and regulating the streets, lanes, and other publick passages and places within the city of Litchfield, and the suburbs thereof.

43. For paving, lighting, cleansing, watching, repairing, and improving the roads, streets, lanes, and other publick passages and places within the borough of Lewes, in the county of Sussex, and for removing and preventing nuisances and encroachments therein.

44. For the more effectual relief and employment of the poor in the parishes of Buxton, Hevingham, Marsham, Stratton, Strawless, Swanton-Abbott, Burgh next Aylsham, Skeyton, Brampton, Oxnead, in the county of Norfolk.

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45. For taking down and rebuilding the bridge across the river Severn, at Gloucester, called The Westgate-Bridge, and for opening convenient avenues thereto.

46. For repealing two acts, passed in the second and twentyfourth years of his present Majesty, for repairing the road from Cosham, in the county of Southampton, to the city of Chichester, and for more effectually repairing the said road.

47. For enlarging the term and powers of an act, passed in the twentieth year of his present Majesty, for more effectually repairing the roads from Warwick to Paddle-Brook, and from Warwick to Stratford-upon-Avon, in the counties of Warwick and Worcester, and for repealing the laws then in force relating to the said roads.

48. For more effectually repairing and amending certain roads in the counties of Roxburgh and Berwick, and for better regulating the statute-labour, and making and repairing the high roads and bridges in the said county of Roxburgh.

49. For continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers, of two acts, passed in the second and seventeenth years of his present Majesty, for repairing the road leading from the turnpike-road on Farrand's Common, through Holt and Melksham, to Homan's-Stile, in the parish of Lacock, in the county of Wilts.

50. For more effectually repairing, widening, and improving the roads from the city of Gloucester to the top of Birdlip-Hill, and from the foot of the said hill to the top of Crickley-Hill, in the county of Gloucester.

51. To continue the term, and enlarge the powers of two acts, passed in the fourth and twenty-fifth years of his present Majesty, for repairing and widening the roads from the High Bridge in Spalding to a certain place called Tydd-Goat, in the county of Lincoln, and from Sutton Saint Mary's to Sutton Wash, in the said county.

52. For continuing the term, and altering and enlarging the powers of an act, passed in the twenty-sixth year of his present Majesty, for amending and widening several roads leading from and through the town of Wiveliscombe, in the county of Somerset, and other roads therein mentioned, and for amending and widening certain other roads adjoining thereto.

53. For amending, and keeping in repair, the road leading from the guide-post at the top of Stanwix-Bank, near the city of Carlisle, to Westlinton-Bridge, in the county of Cumberland.

54. To enable the duchess dowager of Dorset, or other the guardians for the time being of the infant children of the most noble John Frederick late duke of Dorset, to execute leases for long terms of years, and to execute conveyances of lands within the manor of Bexhill, otherwise Beckesley, in the county of Sussex, for working mines and other substances within or under the same, and for other the purposes within mentioned.

55. For vesting certain undivided parts or shares, devised by the will of Hannah Bedford widow, of and in several estates in

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