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discussion in both Houses of Parliament, 
and may, if it should be ultimately ren- 
dered permanent, either by an absolute 
Act or an annual continuance thereof, 
be the means of preventing offices from 
being bestowed, in future, on corrupt or 
incompetent persons. This Act is as 
follows: 
s* 48 Geo. III..c. 50. An Act to suspend 
the granting of Offices in Reversion, or for 
» Joint. Lives. with. Benefit of Survivorship, 
for one year after the passing of this Act, 
and from thence until six weeks after the 
Commencement of the then next Session 
of Parliament.—”’Passed 27th May, 1808. 
During the time as above, “ novoflice, 
place, employment, or salary, within his 
Majesty’s dominions, nor any emolu- 
ments arising therefrom, shall be grauted 
in reversion or.forjoiut lives with benefit 
of survivorship, or. for any two or more 
lives in succession by his Majesty, or by 
any board or department of government 
_ or by any chief judge or officer of any 
court of Jaw-or equity, or ecclesiastical 
or adwiralty court, $1, Aud every vrant 
contrary, hereto shall be void, § 2. and 
the selaries forfeited to the king. §.3. 
ut this is not to extend ty’ grants made 
by any chief judge or officer of any court 
of law or. equity, or ecclesiastical or ad- 
miralty court,, or. by apy archbishop or: 
bishop, in relation: to any office which 
before the passing of this Act might be, 
granted in reversion, or for lives, nor'to 
prohibit appointments of assistanis and 
successors to the parochial clergy of 
St. Maud, § 4.” 
6°48 Geo. UL. c. 55. An Act for repeal- 
.ing the Duties uf Assessed Taxes, and 
granting new Duties in lieu thereof, and 
eertain additional Duties to be consolidated 
_ therewith, and also for repealing the Stamp 
_ Duties on Game-Certificates, and Priating 
. mew Duties in licu thereof, to be placed 
under the management of the Commis- 
_sioners for the Affairs of Taxes.” Passed 
Ast Jane; 1808. 
Tiss Act is certainly of considerable 
, importance to the public, particularly as 
the assessed taxes are not merely conso- 
lidated by it, but in many instances in- 
creased : it-is however too long for inser- 
tion. here, and our readers will find an 
ample detail of its contents in the several 
Tax-Lables which are published. 
_ The next Act which we have to no- 
tice, is one which was brought in by the 
Taw officers, aud which met with consi- 
erable opposition from the members 
generally oppose the minister, but 
* Mentiyy “Mac., No, 174. 
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there certainly was no novelty in the 
Measure, notwithstanding what was ur- 
ged against it; for in common law pro- 
ceedings, there is a sitnilar practice for 
the furtherance of justice between party 
and party, to let a plaintiff in to hile a 
common appearance for a defendant ac 
cording to the statute; and im the case 
of offences against the customs and ex- 
cise. This precise regulation was some 
ears since introduced without any ob- 
jection: the Act is as follows: 
6¢48 Geo. II. ¢. 58. An Act for amend~ 
ing the. Law with regard to the Course 
of Proceeding on Indictments and In’orma- 
tions in the Conrt of King’s Bench in cere 
tain Causts; for authorizing the Execue 
tion in Scotland of certain Warrants issued 
for Offences committed in England, and 
for requiring Officers, taking Bail in the 
King’s Suit, to assign the Bai! Bonds to the 
King,”——Passed ist June, 1808, 
“ Whenever any person shall be 
charged with any offence, for which he 
may be prosecuted by indictment or in- 
formation in the court of king’s bench, 
not being treason or felony, and the same 
shall be made appear to any judge of the 
same court by atidavit, or by certificate 
of the indictment, or information being 
filed, it shall be-lawful for such judge to 
isste his warrant, and cause the party to 
be apprehended, and bound in a recog- 
nizauce with two sureties to appear and 
answer; and when they are detained for 
want.of bail, the prosecutor may deliver 
them a.copy of the indictment, or infor 
mation, with notice to appear and plead, 
within eight days, which if they do not 
do, the prosecutor may enter an-appear- 
ance for them, plead not guilty, and pro- 
ceed to trial.” § 1. 
‘The next clause authorizes the execu- 
tion in Scotland of warrants issued in 
England. § 2. 
And the last authorizes the assignment 
to the prosecutor of bail bonds taken on 
arrests at the king’s suit, on writs of 
capius ad respondendum. § 3. 
“48 Geo. IIL. cap. 59,” enable his 
Majesty to settle an annuity of 10,0001. 
on her Royal Highness the Duchess of 
Brunswick Wolfenbuttel ; passed June 1): 
1808. : 
“48 Geo. IL. cap. 60,” enacts, that 
no person using the trade of tanning of 
leather, shall by himself, or by any other 
during the time that he shall use the said 
trade, carry on the trade of a shoe- 
maker, currier, leather-cutter, or other 
artificer, exercising the gutting or work- 
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