644 
July 29. 
For the suppression of rebellion 
in Ireland, and for the protection 
of the persons and property of his 
majesty’s faithful subjects there, to 
continue in force until six weeks 
after the commencement of the next 
session of parliament. 
To empower the lord lieutenant, 
or other chief governor or gover- 
nors of Ireland, to apprehend and 
detain such persons as he or they 
shall suspect of conspiring against 
his majesty’s person and govern- 
ment, until six weeks after the com- 
mencement of the next session of 
parliament. 
To render more effectual an act 
passed in the fifth year of the reign 
of his present majesty, relating to 
the discovery of the longitude at 
sea, and for continuing the encou- 
ragement of persons making certain 
discoveries for finding the longitude 
at sea, or other useful discoveries and 
improvements in navigation, and for 
making experiments relating there- 
to, and for discharging certain 
debts incurred by the commission- 
ers of the longitude, in carrying 
the acts relating thereto into execu- 
tion. 
For improving the funds of the 
chest at Chatham, and for trans- 
ferring the administration of the 
same to Greenwich hospital, and 
for ameliorating the condition of the 
pensioners on the said funds. 
August 12. 
For granting to his majesty, until 
the 6th May next, after the ratifi- 
cation of a definitive treaty of peace, 
a contribution on the profits arising 
from property, professions, trades, 
and oflices. 
For enabling his majesty to raise 
the sum of two millions, for the 
use and purposes therein mentioned, 
Cal 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
For raising the sum of 1,500,0001. 
by loans or exchequer bills for the 
service of Great-Britain, for the 
year 1803. 
For granting to his majesty cer- 
tain duties on receipts. 
For enabling his majesty to settle 
an annuity of 16,000]. on the house 
of Orange, during his majesty’s 
pleasure. 
For charging an additional duty 
on lignum quassia imported into 
Great-Britain. 
To enable the lords commissioners 
of his majesty’s treasury of Great- 
Britain, to issue exchequer bills on 
the credit of such aids or supplies 
as have been, or shall be granted by 
parliament for the service of Great- 
Britain for the year 1803. 
For consolidating the duties on 
stamps, vellum, parchment, and pa- 
per, in Great-Britain. 
For consolidating certain of the 
provisions contained in any act or 
acts relating to the duties under the 
management of the commissioners for 
the affairs of taxes, and for amend- 
ing the said acts so far as the same 
relate to Scotland. 
For rectifying a mistake in an 
act of the last session of parliament, 
for better collecting the duties on 
auctioneers. ew 
For the further regulation on the 
collection of the duties of customs 
in Great-Britain in certain cases. 
To amend so much of an act 
made in this session of parliainent, 
for granting additional duties on ex- 
cise, as relates to the exportation of 
tea to Ireland; for regulating the 
granting of permits for the removal 
of coffee, tea, and cocoa-nuts, out 
of warehouses ; and for the more 
effectually securing the duties on 
coffee. 
For the more effectually securing 
certain duties on malt, and for pre- 
venting 
