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road is as nearly flat as is sufficient to 
carry off the water, being only three 
inches higher in the centre than at the 
sides, where the width is eighteen fect. 
The convexity of our roads generally 
varies so as to make them from six to 
fifteen ineles higher in the centre than 
at the sides, which occasions their 
being cut up, inasmuch as the weight 
ef a loaded waggon is principally 
thrown upon the wheels which are on 
the lowest side. A few of them areas 
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low as one to four inches, and a smalf 
number are entirely flat, which is pro- 
bably detrimental to their duration, by 
permitting the water to soak down, 
destroy the foundation, and injure the 
materials. It is worthy of remark, 
that stone roads are said in the work 
under consideration, to have been con- 
structed with great permaneney, over 
wet and marshy ground, the materials 
having been so amalgamated as to lie 
like a board upon the soft carth, 
BRITISH LEGISLATION. 
ACTS PASSED in the THIRD YEAR of the REIGN of GEORGE THE FOURTH, or in the 
THIRD SESSION of the SEVENTH PARLIAMENT of the UNITED KINGDOM. 
ei 
AP. XXVII. To amend and con- 
tinue, until the jifth day of July 
1826, so much of an Act made in the 
55th year of his late Majesty, as relates to 
additional Duties of Excise, in Great 
Britain, on Lixcise Licences.—May 15, 
1822. 
Cap. XXVIII. To continue, so long 
as the Bounties now payable on Trish 
Linens when exported from Ireland shall 
continue, the Bounties on British and 
Trish Linen exported.— May 15. 
Cap. XXIX. 7 continue, until the 
25th day of January 1823, and from 
thence to the End of the thennext Session 
of Parliament, an Act made in the 54th 
Year of his late Majesty, for rendering 
the Payment of Creditors more equal and 
expeditious in Scotland.—May 15. 
Cap. XXX. For reducing, during 
the Continuance of the present Duty on 
Malt, the Duty on Malt, made from Bear 
or Bigg only, an Scotland.—May 15. 
Cap. XXXII. Zogrant Countervail- 
ing Duties, and to allow equivalent 
Drawbacks, on Malt, Beer, and Spirits, 
imported and exported between Great 
Britain and Ireland—May 15. 
Cap. XXXII. For repealing the 
Duties on plain Silk Net or Tulle, and 
for granting new Duties in lieu thereof. 
Cap. XXXII. For altering and 
amending several Acts passed in the First 
and Ninth Years of the Reign of King 
George the First, and in the Forty-first, 
Fifty-second, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty- 
seventh, Years of the Reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, so far 
as the same relute to the Recovery of 
Damages committed by riotous and tu- 
multuous Assemblies and unlawful and 
malicious Offenders.—May 24. 
No action to be brought against the inha- 
bitants of any place unless damage ex- 
ceed 301—Where damages are sustained, 
the parties injured to give notice to the 
high constable, mayor, or chief magistrate > 
who.are thereupon to give notice to the 
magistrates, who are to summon a petty 
session,—Neglecting to give notice, high- 
constable, &c. may be sued for damages.— 
Prescribes the power of the magistrates in 
such petty session.— Magistrates may issue 
summons for witnesses.—A penalty on 
witnesses fur not appearing, &c.—Inhabi- 
tants may suffer judgment to go by default. 
—Persons aggrieved may appeal to the 
quarter sessions.—Provision for _ reco- 
vering damages sustained in Scotland,— 
Proceeding after decree, and mode of 
assessment. 
Cap. XXXIV. For the Employment 
of the Poor in certain Districts in Ive- 
land.—May 24. 
Lord lieutenant may direct that any 
sums not exceeding the amount of the pre- 
sentments made for carrying on any public 
work may be paid out of the consolidated 
fund for that purpose.—Money to be issued 
to the engineer or other officer employed 
in the works, who shall account for the 
same.—Treasurers of counties to pay 
money raised by presentments in re-pay- 
ment of advances.—Act: not to extend to 
any road now making or repairing.—Lord 
lieutenant may direct engineers to report 
on plans for making and improving roads, 
and may advance 50,0001.—Roads to be 
under the superintendance of engineers ap- 
pointed by the lord lieutenant.—Money 
issued for works to be accounted for by 
such engineers.—Presentment may be 
made for payment of money advanced.— 
Persons entrusted with. the making of 
roads, &c, empowered to purchase pre- 
mises.— Width of roads to be twenty feet 
at least.—Dwelling-houses, orchards, &c. 
not. to be taken without consent of owner. 
-—Bodies politic, &c and others empow- 
ered to sell premises.—If they neglect to 
do so, a jury to be called to value the 
premiises,—Materials for making or repair- 
tg roads to be taken from wastes, or ce 
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