536 



British Les^ishtion. 



[July I, 



wheel, instead of the usual process. — Oct. canton, captain in the British navy ; for 



23, 102 'J. 



William Piper, of Cooklcy Iron- works, 

 Wolvei ley , Worcestershire, civil-engineer ; 

 for several new anchors for the use of 

 shipping and other vessels. — ^Nov. 1. 



J. D. Moxon, of Liverpool, ship-owner 

 and merchant; for improvements in the 

 construction of bridges, and works of a si- 

 milar nature. — Nov. 9. 



Francis Deakin, of Birmingham, sword- 

 manufacturer and wire-drawer ; for an 

 improvement in the manufacture of liol- 

 ster-cascs, cartouchboxes, and certain 

 other description of cases. — -Nov. 9. 



John Jekjll, of Rouudhill-house, Win- 



certain improvements in steam or vapour 

 baths, to render the same more portable 

 and convenient than those in present nse. 

 —Nov. 9. 



Richard Roberts, of Manchester, civil 

 engineer ; for certain machinery or im- 

 plements applicable to the process of 

 weaving plain or figured cloths or fabrics, 

 which may be used on, and in conjunction 

 with, looms now m common use ; and also 

 certain improvements in the construction 

 of looms for weaving plain and figured 

 cloths or fabrics, and in the method of 

 working looms either by hand, by steam, 

 or other power. — Nov. 14. 



BRITISH LEGISLATION. 



ACTS PASSED i.)l the THIRD YEAR of the REIGN of GEORGE THE POURTH, Or in the 

 THIRD SESSION of the SEVENTH PARLIAMENT <f the UNITED KINGDOM. 



CAP. LXII. For regulating the 

 Fees chargeable in his Majetiy's 

 General Register-house at Edinburgh^ 

 and for completing the Jiuildiiigs neces- 

 sary for hecping the Public Records of 

 Scotland therein. 



Cap. LXIII. To aulhorize the Sale 

 of Quit Rents and other Rents, and the 

 Sale and Demise of Lands, Tithes, Te- 

 nements,and Hereditaments, the Propeit// 

 of his Majesty in Right of the Crown, in 

 Ireland. 



Cap. LXIV. To amend the Laws 

 relating to Prisons in Ireland. 



Cap. LXV. To continue, until the 

 5th day of July, 1823, an Act >flhebi)th 

 ye«r of his late Majesty, for rendering 

 the growing Produce of the Consolidated 

 Fund of the United Kingdom, arising 

 in Great Britain, available for th& Pub- 

 lic Service. 



Cap. LXVI. For authorising the 

 Commissioners for the Reduction of the 

 National Debt to discharge the Exchequer 

 Bills issued to pay the Proprietors of 

 5 per cent, annuities, who dissented from 

 receiving 4 per cent, annuities in lieu 

 thereof. 



Cap. LXVII. To repeal so much of 

 the Excise Licences Act of the present 

 Session as regards the carrying on of 

 Trade in more than one Place. 



Cap. LXVIII. To provide for the 

 Charge of the Addition to the Public 

 Funded Debt of Great Britain and Ire- 

 land, for defraying the Expense of Mili- 

 tary and Naval Pensions and Civil 

 Superannuations. 



Cap. XLIX. To enable the Judges 

 of the several Courts of Record at West- 

 minster, to make regulations respecting 



the Fees of the Officers, Clerhs, and 

 Ministers, of the said Courts. 



Cap. IjXX. To continue, until the 

 5th day of January, 1838, an Act of the 

 '37th year of his late Majesty, for sus- 

 pending the Operation of an Act of the 

 \7th year of his late Majesty, for 

 restraining the Ncgociation of Promis- 

 sory Notes and Bills of Exchange, under 

 a limited Sum, in England. 



Cap. LXXI. To prevent the cruel 

 and improper Treatment of Cattle. 



Whereas it is expedient to prevent the 

 cruel and improper treatment of horses, 

 mares, geldings, mules, asses, cows, heifers, 

 steers, oxen, sheep, and other cattle ; if 

 any person or persons shall wantonly and 

 cruelly beat, abuse, or ill-treat, any horse, 

 mare, gelding, mnle, ass, ox, cow, heifer, 

 steer, sheep, or other cattle, ainl complaint 

 on oath thereof bi^ made to any nia:.'istratc 

 within whose jurisdiction such offence 

 shall be committed, it shall be lawful for 

 such magistrate to issue his summons, at 

 his discretion, to bring the party before 

 him ; and if the party or parties accused 

 shall be convicted of any snch offence, lu , 

 slie, or they, so convicted, shall forfeit and 

 pay any sum not exceeding five pounds, 

 uor less than ten shillings, to his Majesty, 

 his heirs, and successor.?, or be committed 

 to the House of Corn ction, or some other 

 prison within the jurisdiction within 

 which the oti'ence shall have l>»en commit- 

 ted, there to be kept without bail or 

 mainprize for any time not exceeding three 

 months. IJnt no person shall suti'er any 

 punishment for any otience committed 

 against this Act, unless the prosecution 

 for the same be commenced within ten 

 days after the offence shall be committed ; 

 and that, when any person shall suffer iui- 

 prisonraent pursuant to this Act, for any 

 ofifence contrary thereto, in default of 

 payment 



