11. In case the claimant be not entitled to register, the assistant-barrister to make an order, adjudging such person not to be entitled to register such freehold, and to set forth the objection by reason whereof such person is adjudged to be not entitled to register; such order not to prejudice any future application at any subsequent general or quarter-sessions.

12. Any person, against whose claim such order is made on the ground of insufficiency of value, may appeal therefrom to the judges of assize, who are hereby required to try, by the verdict of a jury, whether the freehold is of the annual value at which the claimant seeks to register it; such jury to be returned in the same manner as for cases of appeal from the assistant-barrister in civil bills, and to take an oath prescribed; and if such jury give a verdict in favour of the claim, and the judge consider the claim in other respects to be well founded, the order complained of to be thereupon reversed.

13. Where registry is refused on any other ground, claimant may appeal to the judge of assize, who shall have power to review such order, and affirm or reverse the same as shall be fit.

14. In every case in which any order shall, upon appeal, be reversed, the judge shall cause such oath to be taken, and such certificate to be given, and shall sign the same in like manner as the assistant-barrister is required to do, and shall cause such acts to be performed by the clerk of the peace as are herein required, when any freehold is registered, before the assistant-barrister, and such oath and certificate to be of the like effect.

15. After the termination of the session hereby directed to be first holden, such freeholds may be registered at any general or quarter-sessions of such county, upon giving thirty clear days notice, and the proceedings thereon to be in all respects the same as herein before directed.

16. The sheriff, under-sheriff, clerk of the peace, chief constable of the barony, and such other constables as the assistant-barrister may deem necessary, to attend the court during the continuance of such session.

17. Every session so held, to be deemed a court of record; and the assistant-barrister may fine the clerk of the peace, or his deputy, the sheriff, or sub-sheriff, and any chief or petty constable, guilty of any breach of duty in the execution of this act, in any sum not exceeding 51.; and may fine in any sum not exceeding 40s., or imprison for any time not exceeding a fortnight, any person whatsoever, who shall disturb the

court.

18. Persons registering at the session to be first holden pursuant to this act, to be exempt from the payment of any fee.

19. The clerk of the peace to have from every person registering a freehold, save as before excepted, 2s. 6d.

20. 21. Every Quaker, or Moravian, to be allowed to affirm in the form prescribed, and be liable to the penalties of perjury for corrupt

affirmation.

22. Any person forging the signature of an officer to an order or certificate, or the signature of any person to an oath or affirmation, or knowingly publishing the same, to be deemed guilty of felony, and liable to transportation for seven years; or to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three years, at the discretion of the court.

23. Persons refusing to be sworn, or to give evidence in the investigation of any claim, to be fined in any sum not exceeding 10l., to be applied to the use of the County Infirmary, or such charitable institution as the assistant-barrister may think fit; or, in default of payment, to be committed to the county gaol for any term not exceeding two months.

24. A registry of a freehold at the first session held under this act forthwith entitles to vote; at any subsequent session, not until six months after.

25. Freeholders of the annual value of 501. may register such freehold, either before the assistant barrister, or in any of the superior law courts

in Dublin, or before a judge at the assizes; the oath to be taken, and the certificate given as before directed, and to be of the like effect.

26. 27. Where freeholds of the value of 501. or 207. have been duly registered prior to this act, no new register to be required during their subsistence, and no registry to be valid hereafter unless made conformably

to this act.

28. No person to be admitted to vote by virtue of any freehold of less than 50, unless registered within eight years preceding the writ for holding the election.

29. The clerk of the peace to keep the like books, make the like returns, and execute the like duties, as he is now required to do with respect to the registry of freeholds; and all matters now required by law to be, in all respects, observed and fulfilled; save so far as is hereby otherwise provided.

30. All laws now in force touching the registering of freeholders of 50l., 201., and 40s. respectively, and touching the polling of persons qualified to vote, are hereby extended to freeholders of 50l., 201., and 107.; and the words "ten pounds," are to be substituted for "forty shillings," in all matters relating to such freeholds, as circumstances may require.

31. 32. Freeholds in the county of Dublin to be registered before the chairman of the sessions, in the same manner as before the assistantbarrister in other counties; and the appeal to be to the superior law courts, and all enactments respecting assistant-barristers to be construed as extending in the county of Dublin to the chairman of the session.

33. Each riding of the county of Cork to be deemed a county for the purposes of this act.

34. Nothing in this act to alter or affect the qualification now required to entitle any person to vote by virtue of a rent-charge.

35. Rectors, Vicars, or curates not to be obliged to register their free-holds arising from such rectory, &c.

36. The assistant barrister to administer all oaths by this act required to be taken.

38. When the session directed to be first holden has terminated, the Lord Lieutenant to cause notice thereof to be inserted in the "Dublin Gazette ;" and in case of a vacancy for the representation of any county before the publication thereof, no writ to issue until after such publication.

39. If after the commencement of this act, and before the publication of the notice of the termination of the said first session, any election shall take place for a new parliament, every person to be entitled to vote as if this act had not been passed.

40. The assistant barrister may adjourn the session if necessary.

41. The Lord Lieutenant to direct the payment out of the consolidated fund of such sum as he shall deem sufficient to remunerate each assistantbarrister and clerk of the peace, for attendance at the session to be first holden in pursuance of this act.

42. This act to commence from and after the day next after the passing.

MILITIA SUSPENSION.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 10.-Passed 13th April, 1829.]

This act suspends until the end of the next session of Parliament, the making of lists, and the ballots and enrolments for the militia of the United Kingdom, reduces the permanent staff, and regulates the allow. ances of serjeants hereafter to be appointed.

PAYMENT OF CREDITORS (Scotland).

[10 Geo. IV. c. 11.-Passed 13th April, 1829.]

By this act is continued, for two years, "An Act of the 54th Geo. III. c. 137, for rendering payment of creditors more equal and expeditious in Scotland."

EAST INDIA WRITERS.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 16.-Passed 14th May, 1829.]

This is an act to continue the operation of the act 7 Geo. IV. c. 56, for suspending the provisions of an act of his late Majesty, respecting the appointment of writers in the service of the East India Company, and to amend the provisions of an act of the 47 Geo. III., so far as they relate to the period of residence at Hertford College as a qualification for certain offices, enacting, that all the time, not exceeding two years, spent in the college in the course of education after seventeen years of age, shall, in certain cases, be accounted as so much time spent in India.

NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 17.-Passed 14th May, 1829.]

This act continues until 31st December, 1832, certain acts (5 Geo. IV. c. 51, 5 Geo. IV. c. 67, and 5 Geo. IV. c. 68), relating to the island of Newfoundland, and the fisheries carried on upon the banks and shores thereof.

CARE AND TREATMENT OF INSANE PERSONS.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 18.-Passed 14th May, 1829.]

An Act to explain, amend, and alter the Act 9 Geo. IV. c. 41, for regulating the care and treatment of Insane Persons in England.

1. Whereas, doubts have arisen as to some of the provisions of the said act, and the same requires to be amended and altered; it is enacted, that five commissioners or more, two of whom, at least, shall not be physicians or surgeons, may assemble for the general purposes of the act at any time, notice of such meeting having been given by the clerk.

2. At such meeting the commissioners may grant or renew licenses to keep houses for insane persons; such licenses to be confirmed, altered, or amended at the next quarterly meeting, and to be of no effect at the expiration of fifteen days after such quarterly meeting, unless then confirmed.

3. Commissioners may reduce fees on licenses in certain cases.

4. And whereas, it was by the said act (s. 19) provided, that in those cases only, where the person licensed should die, the license should continue in force, it is hereby enacted that in case of sickness, fire, &c., the commissioners may grant new licenses to other persons, or for other houses.

5. Detached buildings, used for the reception of insane persons, to be considered part of the house.

6. Where the house shall be licensed to receive less than eleven insane persons, commissioners may direct or permit the visits of the medical attendants to be once in four weeks, instead of twice a week; fifteen days to intervene between each visit.

7. Justices may act at any general or quarter session.

8. The Treasury may issue to the clerk of the commissioners such sums as shall be deemed fit, to defray the expenses incurred under the provisions of these acts.

9. An account of all money received for licenses, and of all money paid out of the Consolidated Fund under the provisions of these acts, shall be made up to the 1st of August in each year, and be laid before Parliament.

10. Jurisdiction of the commissioners includes the cities of London and Westminster, any township, liberty, &c. within seven miles thereof, the borough of Southwark, and the county of Middlesex.

11. Commissioners may require the presence of any person to give evidence.

12. Any person charged upon oath before a justice with an offence under these acts, and not appearing, the justice may summon him—

and if he do not appear, may either hear and determine the case, or issue his warrant for apprehending such person, and the justice before whom he shall appear, or be brought, shall hear and determine the case.

13. Justices before whom any person is convicted, are to cause the conviction to be drawn up in a prescribed form, but no conviction to be void through want of form.

14. Prosecutions for offences under these acts (except such as are within the jurisdiction of the commissioners, or are punishable by summary conviction,) to be by indictment at assizes.

15. And for removing all doubts as to the true meaning of the words "insane persons," they are to be construed to extend to all persons whatsoever who are lunatic, idiot, or of unsound mind.

ASSESSED TAXES COMPOSITION.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 21.—Passed 14th May, 1829.]

This act continues compositions for a further term of one year, and allows persons to enter into composition for the same period.

SWAN RIVER SETTLEMENT.

[10 Geo. 1V. c. 22.-Passed 14th May, 1829.]

This is an act to provide, until the 31st of December, 1834, for the government of his Majesty's settlements in Western Australia, on the western coast of New Holland, except New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land; and enacts that his Majesty, by order in council, may authorize any three or more persons residing within the said settlement, to make laws and ordinances, and constitute such courts and officers, as may be necessary for the peace, order, and good government of the said settlements; such laws, &c. to be laid before parliament as soon as they conveniently can be.

SILK DUTIES.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 23.-Passed 22d May, 1829.]

An Act to impose duties on the Importation of Silk and Silk Goods, and to allow drawbacks on the Exportation thereof.

Substitutes new duties in lieu of the old ones-no ship of less than seventy tons burden to import silk manufactures-proviso for commissioners to grant licenses for ships belonging to Dover-upon the seizure of goods the officer to have the whole value.

NATIONAL DEBT ANNUITIES.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 24.-Passed 22d May, 1829.]

An Act to enable the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt to grant Life Annuities and Annuities for Terms of Years.

1. Empowers the Commissioners for Reduction of the National Debt to accept transfers of stock, or receive money for the purchase of annuities for life or lives, immediate or deferred, or for terms of years.

2. Annuities not to be granted on the life of any nominee under fifteen years of age, nor in any other case where the commissioners may think fit to decline.

3. The commissioners are authorized to accept any amount, not less than 100%., of Bank Annuities, or any sum of money, or any amount of Long Annuities equal in value to not less than 100%. 3 per cent. Bank Annuities, according to the average price of such annuities, from any persons desirous of purchasing annuities for lives or years, under the regulations of this act, at such rates as shall be specified in tables approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury; and, also, to accept

any sum of money by the year, amounting to 51. or upwards, for the purpose of enabling the persons making such transfer to purchase any of the said deferred annuities for lives; and all Bank Annuities and Long Annuities, so transferred, and all which shall be purchased with any sums of money so paid, are to be carried to the account of the commissioners, and to be then cancelled, and all interest or dividends thereon to cease; persons by or to whom any such annuities are purchased or assigned, to underwrite their acceptance in the books of the Bank of England if required.

4. Purchasers of annuities may appoint nominees, being natives of, and most usually resident within, the United Kingdom, on the continuance of whose life such annuities shall depend; but this not to prevent any persons from purchasing annuities on their own lives.

5. Previously to transfer of stock, or payment of money, parties to sign a declaration, stating the name of the person on whose behalf such annuity is to be purchased, and the name of the person or persons on whose life or lives such annuity is required to be granted, with such other particulars as the commissioners may direct; and also to produce a certificate of the birth or baptism of any person or persons on whose life or lives such annuity is to be purchased, to be certified as therein mentioned.

6. Where the day of birth is not named in the certificate, the age to be calculated from the day of baptism.

7. In case of the applicant not being a native of the United Kingdom, or of the birth or baptism of any nominee not appearing in the register of the parish where baptised, then there shall be produced to the commissioners an affidavit or solemn affirmation stating the age of such nominee, together with the name, occupation, and usual place of abode, place of birth, and names of parents or reputed parents, as therein mentioned.

8. Where an annuity for years is intended to be purchased, the purchaser to sign a declaration of such intention, in a form to be approved of by the commissioners.

9. In order to ascertain the average price of Bank Annuities, the cashier of the Bank of England is required to transmit the daily average price of stocks to the comptroller-general of the aforesaid commissioners.

10. Whenever it shall appear to the comptroller-general that the declaration, certificates, &c. have been comformable to this act, he may grant a certificate thereof, upon the production of which the stock may be transferred, and the party receive an acquittance; such certificate only to continue valid for such purpose for five days from the date.

11. If bargains are made in stock, bearing more than 3 per cent. interest, or in Long Annuities, or money, such stock, &c. shall be converted by computation into 3 per cents.

12. Future Bank Annuities, &c. to be transferable under the provisions of this act.

13. Money paid for the purchase of annuities, to be placed in the Bank to the account of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt; all such monies to be laid out in the purchase of Bank Annuities, and such annuities to be cancelled as before directed.

14. The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, or any three or more of them, to direct the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, to use and adopt such tables as shall be by them approved from time to time; notice of such adoption to be given in the "London Gazette."

15. Purchasers of Annuities to be entitled to such amount of annuity as shall be specified in such tables.

16. No person to be enabled to transfer, for the purchase of any annuity, any less sum than 1001. of Bank Annuities, nor any fractional part less than 17. of such Bank Annuities, except in cases provided for by this act; and in every case where the calculation of the amount of any