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such halting: he only for a day after arrival, 
and that be a market day, their diet and 
small beer not to be discontinued. 
Cap. X XI. To amend an Act pussed 
in the 58th Year of the Reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, for es- 
avlishing Fever Hospitals, and for 
making other Regulations for Relief of 
the Suffering Poor, and for preventing 
the Increase of Infectious Fevers in Ire- 
land.—May 15. 
Cap. XXII. Zo amend an Act, 
passed in the First Year of his present 
Majesty’s Reign, for the Assistance of 
Trade and Manufactures in Ireland, by 
authorizing the Advance of certain 
Sums for the Support of Commercial 
Credit there.—May 15. 
Commissioners may enlarge time of re- 
payment of loans under the recited Act, 
on application of the parties, and may take 
old securities, or require new, as they 
think necessary.—Sureties for the repay- 
ment of loans to give their consent to the 
extension of time.—Commissioners to ap- 
point a person to receive applications in 
writing, for extension of time. If parties 
be not prepared with new securities or 
sureties, the commissioners may grant 
three months longer.—Extended loans to 
be repaid by instalments, within the pe- 
riods herein mentioned.—Extension of 
time not to be deemed a default in payment. 
Cap. XXIII. To facilitate Summary 
Proceedings before Justices of the Peace 
and others.—May 15. 
From and after the passing of this Act, 
in all cases whierein a conviction shall 
have taken place, and no particular form 
for the record thereof hath been directed, 
the justice or justices, deputy lieutenant 
or deputy lieutenants, or other person or 
persons duly authorized to proceed sum- 
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marily. therein, and before whom the 
offender or offenders shall have been con- 
victed, shall and may cause the record of 
such conviction to be drawn up in the 
manner and form directed by the Act.— 
One justice, &c. may receive original in+ 
formation, &c. where two or more justices, 
&c. empowered to hear and determine, - 
Cap. XXIV. For extending the 
Laws against Receivers of Stolen Goods 
to Receivers of Stolen Bonds, Bank 
Notes, and other Securities for Moncy.— 
May 15. 
Persons reeeiving or buying any bond 
or other security for the payment of mo- 
ney, knowing the same to have been 
stolen, may be prosecuted as persons re- 
ceiving stolen goods. 
Cap. XXV. To continue, until the 
25th Day of January, 1826, an Act of 
the 23rd Year of his late Majesty, for 
the more effectual Encouragement of the 
Manufacture of Flax and Cotton mm 
Great Britain; and to amend the Law in 
respect of the Allowances of Excise Duties 
on Starch and Soap used in certain 
Manufactures.—May 15. ; 
23 G. 3. c. 77. so far as relates to 
starch and soap, further continued.—No- 
tice to be given of residence, and a book 
to be kept and entry made of the starcts 
and soap received, suhject to the inspec- 
tion of the officer.—Penalty on default, 
501. and loss of allowances. 
Cap. XXVI. Tovreduce the Rate of 
Interest payable on the Sum of one million 
two hundred and fifty thousand Pounds, 
advanced by the Governor and Company. 
of the Bank of Ireland, for the Publie 
Service, under an Act made in the 48th 
Year of his late Majesty.—May 15. 
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Y what crooked and unnatural policy 
it has happened that this country, of 
whose constitution we are taught to boast 
as the bulwark of freedom, and the won- 
der of the world, has linked herself in inti- 
mate alliance, and entered into the selfish 
views, of those powers whose efforts are 
wholly directed to the suppression of ra- 
tional} liberty, we shall not now enguire. 
But the fact is certain, that whatever ad- 
vances have been made by the continental 
states towards an improved form of go- 
vernment, and with whatever cagermess 
they have been observed and encouraged 
by the nation at large, by the British ca- 
binet they have been remarked with a 
jealousy and dislike, sufficiently betraying 
that hostile feeling, which, fortunately, 
cannot be more efficiently indulged. In 
spite, however, of these frowns, France 
and Spain and Portugal are advancing 
gradually but firmly in that path, in which 
if. ought to have been our pride and plea- 
sure to have guided them; and appear 
likely to attain to that only safe and pers 
manent political state which results from a 
perfect sympathy between the government 
and the people. A full historical account 
of the late great events in the Peninsula, 
and an exposition of the present state, both. 
political and domestic, of the Spanish na- 
tion, will be found in An Historical Re- 
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