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twenty-second year of the reign. of his present majesty, for the better relief and employment of the poor, so far as relates to the payment of the debts incurred for building any poor-house.

To extend the provisions of an act, made in the thirteenth year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, "An act for repealing so much of an act, made in the twenty-third year of his late majesty king George the Second, as relates to the preventing the stealing or destroying of turnips, and for the more effcctually preventing the stealing of destroying of turnips, potatoes, cabbages, parsnips, pease, and carrots," to certain other field crops, and to orchards, and for amending the said act.

For repealing so much of an act, made in the second year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, "An act for the better supplying the cities of London and Westminster with fish, and to reduce the present exorbitant price thereof, and to protect and encourage fishermen," as limits the number of fish to be sold by wholesale within the said city of London, and for the better regulation of the sale of fish by wholesale in the market of Billingsgate, within the said city.

To remove doubts as to certain acts relating to the admeasurement of coals in the city and liberty of Westminter, and parts adjacent, and to revive and continue an act, passed in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his present majesty, relating to the admeasurement of coals within the limits aforesaid, and to indemnify all persons who have acted in pursuance of any of he provisions of the said act.

June 26, 1802.

For raising the sum of five millions, by loans or exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year 1803.

For raising the sum of 1,500,000!. by loans or exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year 1803.

For granting to his majesty the sum of 200,000l. to be issued and paid to the governor and company of the bank of England, to be by them placed to the account of the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt of Great Britain.

For settling and securing a certain annuity on lord Hutchinson, baron Hutchinson of Alexandria, and of Knocklofty, in the county of Tipperary, and the two next persons to whom the title of baron Hutchinson shall descend, in consideration of his eminent services.

For repealing certain duties on paper, pasteboards, millboards, scaleboards, and glazed paper, imported into, or made in, Great Britain, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof.

For providing a proper salary for the office of chancellor or keeper of the great seal in Ireland.

For repealing the duties, granted by an act made in this session of parliament, on spermaceti oil, blubber, train oil, fish oil, or oil of seals, and granting other duties in lieu thereof; for repealing the duties, granted by the said act, on linen-yarn made of flax, and on goods, wares, or merchandise, imported by the East India company, and exported from the warehouse in which the same shall have been secured; for exempting stone, the produce of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, from duty;

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For allowing the stamping certain deeds until the 31st of December 1802; for amending an act, passed in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of his present majesty, relating to duties on legacies and shares of personal estates; for exempting certain legacies from the payment of duty; for reducing the allowance on present payment of stamp duties, and for reducing certain stamp duties on policies for sea insurances.

For exempting from the auction duty estates and effects bought in for the owner, and goods imported in any British ship from any British colony in America, or from any part of the united states; for the better collecting and securing the duties of excise on wine, homemade spirits, starch, auctions, rum shipped as stores, and on goods or merchandise chargeable with duties of excise; for granting a further allowance of salt in the curing and perserving of pilchards and scads; and for allowing certain draining tiles to be made free of duty.

For enlarging the time for which horses may be let to hire without being subject to any annual duty; for explaining and amending scveral acts relating to the duties on horses, servants, and carriages; and for authorizin the allowance in the accounts of the receivers general, of the several sums advanced by them, in pursuance of the acts for raising a provisional force of cavalry, and not reimbursed to them by assessment.

To repeal the additional duty of 61. per centum on the duties payable on the importation into Ireland of certain goods imported by retailers or consumers; and for repealing and reducing certain duties on policies of sea insurance in Ireland.

To authorize the commissioners of excise to order the restoration of exciseable goods seized or detained by officers of excise.

For the regulation of his majesty's royal marine forces while on shore. For amending the laws relating to the militia in England, and for augmenting the militia.

To raise and establish a militia force in Scotland.

For consolidating the provisions of the several acts, passed for the redemption and sale of the land-tax, into one act, and for making further provision for the redemption and sale thereof, and for removing doubts respecting the right of persons claiming to vote, at elections, for knights of the shire, and other members to serve in parliament, in respect of messuages, lands, or tenements, the land-tax upon which shall have been redeemed or purchased.

To require persons licensed to keep lottery-offices in Ireland, to divide into shares a certain number of whole lottery tickets, and for empowering the lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury of Great Britain to remit to the exchequer of Ireland a certain sum of money out of the contributions for lotteries.

For regulating the trial of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in the united parlament for Ireland.

For repealing several acts for establishing regulations respecting aliens arriving in this kingdom, or

resident

resident therein, in certain cases, and for substituting other provisions in lieu thereof.

For repealing the rates and duties of postage upon letters to and from France and the Batavian republic, from and to London, and for granting other rates and duties in lien thereof; and for exempting from the duty of tonnage the ships and vessels to be employed in conveying the mails of letters from France to the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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To authorize the lord high treasurer or commissioners of the treasury in Great Britain, and the lord high treasurer or commissioners of the treasury in Ireland, to order the use of the hydrometers, now employed in the management of the revenues, to be discontinued, and other instruments to be used instead thereof.

For enabling his majesty to permit the importation and exportation of certain goods and commodities into, and from, the Port Road harbour in the island of Tortola, until the first day of July 1803, and from thence until six weeks after the commencement of the then next session of parliament.

For authorizing, and rendering valid, the discharge of certain militia men in Ireland, and for giving indemnity to the several counties and places in Ireland which may incur any expense in consequence of the discharge of certain militia

men.

To continue, until the 5th day of July 1803, two acts, made in the thirty-eighth year of the reign of his present majesty, and in the last session of parliament, for the - further encouragement of the trade

and manufactures of the isle of man, and for improving the revenue

thereof.

More effectually to prevent the stealing of deer.

For increasing the rates of subsistence to be paid to innkeepers and others on quartering soldiers.

For extending the provision of two acts of the thirty-fifth and thirty-eighth years of his present majesty, so far as they relate to the encouragement of persons coming to Milford Haven for the purpose of carrying on the southern whale fishery.

June 28, 1802.

For granting to his majesty certain sums of money out of the respective consolidated funds of Great Britain and Ireland; for applying certain monies therein mentioned, for the service of the year 1802; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of parliament.

For granting to his majesty certain additional duties on goods imported into, and exported from, Ireland.

For defraying the charge of the pay of the militia in Ireland, until the 25th day of March 1803; and for holding courts martial on sergeant-majors, sergeants, corporals, and drummers, for offences committed during the time such militia shall not be embodied.

To suppress certain games and lotteries not authorized by law. Also

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STATE PAPERS.

Message from his Majesty to the
House of Commons, 15th February.

G. R.
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great concern

insufficient to defray, desires the assistance of parliament for this purpose; and his majesty relies on the affection of his faithful comthat will make such

His majesty fees, pre ho ce, that provision as the circumstances of the

the provision made by parliament case may appear to require.
for defraying the expenses of his
household and civil government, has
been found inadequate to their sup-
port.

A considerable debt has in consequence been unavoidably incurred, an account of which he has ordered to be laid before this house.

His majesty relies with confidence

on the zeal and affection of his faithful commons, that they will take the same into their early consideration, and adopt such measures as the circumstances may appear to them to require.

Message from his Majesty to the
House of Commons, 27th April.

G. R.

IS majesty, being desirous of

for the bonourable support and maintenance of his dearly beloved sons the duke of Sussex and the duke of Cambridge, which the monics applicable to the purpose of his inajesty's civil government would be

His Majesty's Speech to both Houses of Parliament, at the Close of the Second Session of the Imperial Parliament, June 28, 1802.

My lords and gentlemen,

Teded, I think it proper to
HE public business being con-

close this session of parliament.

During a long and laborious attendance, you have invariably manifested the just sense you entertain of the great trust committed to your charge. The objects of your deliberations have been unusually numerous and important, and I derive the utmost satisfaction from the conviction, that the wisdom of your proceedings will be fully proved by their effects, in promoting the best

every part of my dominions.

Gentlemen of the house of

commons,

The ample provision you have made for the various branches of the public service, demands my warmest ackno

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