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The TITLES of the STAT U T E S. ,7. An Aft for repairing and widening the Road from the ' Town of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaftcr, ■ leading over a certain craggy Mountain called Black- ftone Edge, in the lame County, and from thence, to 'the Towns of Halifax, and Ealand in the County ,of York. 8. An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted ' by an Act paffed in the feventh Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, for repairing the Road from Saint Giles's Pound to Kilbourn Bridge in the County of Middlefex, and for paving that Part of the Road called Oxford Street. 9, An Act for continuing and making more effectual an Act paffed in the firft Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, intituled, An Ac! for repairing the Highiuays through the feveral Parijhes of Saint Michael, Saint Alban, Saint Peter, Shenley Ridge, and South Mims, in the Counties :f Hertford and Mid- dlefex; and for continuing the Commiilioners authori- zed to put the faid Act in Execution. 10. An Act for lengthening the Weft Pier of the Harbour of Whitby, in the County of York, and for improving the faid Harbour. 11. An Act for enabling his Maj-.-fty to apply the Sum of one million out of the Sinking Fund, for the -Ser- vice of the Year one thoui'and feven hundred and thirty- five. iz. An Ait for granting and continuing the Duties upon Salt, and upon Red and White Herrings, for the fur- ther Term of four Years; and for giving further Time for the Payment of Duties omitted to be paid, for the Indentures and Contracts of Clerks and Apprentices. 13. An Act for the Encouragement of the Arts of De- signing, Engraving and Etching hiftorical and other Prints, by vefting the Properties thereof in the In- ventors and Engravers, during the Time therein men- tioned. 14. An Act for prolonging the Time for claiming the fortunate Tickets in the Charitable Corporation Lottery, and for making Provilion for Tickets in the faid Lot- tery, loft, burnt or otherwife deftroyed. 15. An Act for the better regulating the Nightly Watch and Bedels, within the two Parifhes of Saint James and Saint George Hanover Square, within the Liberties of the City of IP eftminfler. 16. An Act for the Amendment of the Law relating to Actions on the Statute of Hue and Cry. 17. An Act to indemnify Perfons who have omitted to qualify themfelves for Offices and Employments within the Time limited by Law, and for allowing further Time for that Purpofe. '18. An Act to continue fome Laws therein mentioned, relating to the Encouragement of the making of Sail Cloth in Gre::t Britain, and for Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures of this Kingdom. 19. An Act to continue an Act paffed in the third Year of his prefent Maj.-fty's Reign, intituled, An Ail for granting Liberty to carry Rice from his Majefty' s Province c/"Carolina in America, diretily to any Part fl/Turope, Southward of Cape Finifterre, in Ships built in, and be- longing to Great Britain, and navigated according to Lavj; and to extend that Liberty to his Majefty's Province of of Georgia in America. zo. An Act for -rendering t'oe Laws more effectual for punifhing fuch Perfons as fhail wilfully and malicioufly pull down or deftroy Turnpikes for repairing Highways or Locks, or other Works erected by Act of Parlia- ment for making Rivers navigable, and for other Pui;- pofes therein mentioned. 21. An Act to continue feveral Laws therein mentioned, for the better Regulation and Government of Seamen in the Merchants Service, for the Regulating of Pilo'N of Dover, Deal, and the Ifle of Tbanct; for preven- ting Frauds in the Cuftoms, and to prevent the clan- deftine running of Goods; and for making. Copper Ore of the Britifi) Plantations an enumerated Commo- dity. 22. An Act to enable William Mackenzie, late Earl of Seafort, to fue or maintain any Action or Suit, notwith- ftanding his Attainder, and to remove any Difabiiity in him by reafon of his faid Attainder, to take or inherit any real or perfonal Eftate that may or lhall hereafter defcend or come to him. 23. An Act for granting an Aid to his Majefty by a Land Tax to be railed in Great Britain, for the Ser- vice of the Year one thoufand feven hundred and thirty- five. 24. An Act to explain and amend an Act paffed in the fe- cond Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intitu- led, An Aft for the Relief of Debtors with refpecl to the Imprifonment of their Perfons. r, 25. An Act to indemnify Proteftant Purchafers of Eftates ofPapifts, againft the Penalties or Forfeitures Papifts are liable to for not having inrolled their Eftates, in purfuance of an Act of the third Year of King George the Firft, for that Purpofe. 26. An Act to enable the prefent and future Proprietqrs and Inhabitants of the Houfes in Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of Middlefex, to make a Rate on themfelves, for railing Money fufficient to inclofe, clean and adorn the faid Fields. 27. An Act for- rebuilding the Parifh Church of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlefex. 28. An Act to explain and make more effectual the fe- veral Acts made and paffed for repairing the High- ways leading to Highgaie Gatehoufe, and Hampjlead in the County of Middlefex, fo far as the farpe relate to the Statute Work to be done upon the faid- High- ways, or Compofitions to be made in lieu of the fame. 29. An Act for the Application of the Rents and Profits of the Eftates forfeited by the Attainders of James late Earl of Derwemvater and Charles Radcliffe. 30. An Act for regulating the Quartering of Soldiers du- ring, the Time, of the Elections of Members to ferve in Parliament. PRIVATE ACTS. Anno 8 Georgii II. 1. A N for naturalizing Samuel Engel, John Peter Bla- ±. quiere and others. 2. An Act for enabling the two younger Sons of John Duke, of Rutland, .by Bridget late Duchefs of Ruilainl, - and their refpective Children, Progeny and iffue, to take ar.d ufe thejBurname of Sutton, purfuant to the W; ill of Robert Lord Lexington deceafed, and in fuch Manner as is therein mentioned. 3. An Act to enable John Childe Efquire, commonly .cal- led Lord Caftlema'in, and the Heirs of his Body, and fuch other Perfons, who by virtue of a Settlement made by Frederick Tylncy Efquire, deceafed, fljali be in PciTef- fion of the Eltates therein limited, to take and ule the Surname of Tylney. 4.. An