such consent as aforesaid, to be void; and in the event of such division or misappropriation, the trustee or other officer aiding or abetting therein, to be liable to the penalties before provided in cases of fraud.

27. Rules are to be made, specifying whether matters in dispute between the society and a member are to be referred to a justice of the peace or to arbitrators; if to the latter, they are to be elected at the first meeting of the society after the enrolment of its rules, none of them being interested in the funds of the society, and a certain number, not less than three, to be chosen by ballot in each case of dispute; and justices are empowered to enforce compliance with the decision of the arbitrators by the customary methods.

28. If the rules of the society direct such disputes to be decided by justices of the peace, any justice is empowered to summon the person against whom complaint is made, and any two justices may hear and determine the said complaint according to the rules; and in case any sum of money be awarded, the payment thereof to be enforced as before directed.

29. Every sentence, order, &c. of any justices under this act, to be final and conclusive.

30. The whole, or any part of the funds, of such society, may be subscribed into a Savings Bank, under 9 Geo. IV. c. 92.

31. Any sum, not less than 50%. may be paid directly into the Bank of England to the account of the Commissioners, for the Reduction of the National Debt, upon the declaration of the trustees, &c., that such monies belong exclusively to the society for which such payment is made; and in case such declaration be untrue, the money so paid to be forfeited to the commissioners; all the clauses of the 9 Geo. IV. c. 92, (an act to amend the laws relating to savings' banks,) with respect to the accounts and the regulation of receipts, orders, &c. to be applicable to the monies paid into the Bank of England under this act; provided, nevertheless, that societies enrolled under 59 Geo. III. c. 128, prior to 28th of July, 1828, shall, on paying money as aforesaid, receive receipts bearing interest at the rate of 3d. per cent. per diem.

32. Minors may become members of such societies, and have authority to act, and be legally responsible, provided such minor be admitted into such society with the consent of his parents or guardians.

33. The rules of every society to provide for the making of an annual statement of the funds to the members, to be attested by two auditors, and countersigned by the secretary; every member to receive a copy on payment of a sum not exceeding 6d.

34. 35. Every society established under this act, shall, within three months after the end of December, 1835, and so again within three months after the expiration of every further period of five years, transmit to the clerk of the peace a return of the rate of sickness and mortality within the said period of five years, according to a form prescribed; a copy whereof is to be annexed to the rules of each society; and the clerks of the peace, within one month after the end of March, 1836, and so again after every further period of five years, shall transmit to one of the Secretaries of State a list of the societies enrolled during such period under this act, specifying their names, the places where established, date of enrolment, and time of ceasing to exist, if such case should arise, and also a copy of the returns of sickness and mortality as before directed; such lists, &c. to be laid before Parliament.

37. All instruments or documents whatever, required to be given, issued, signed, or produced by this act, to be exempt from stamp duties. 38. The word society," in this act, to be understood to include Friendly societies or institutions; the word "rules," to include orders and regulations, and so forth.

39. This act to extend to all friendly societies hereafter to be established, and also to societies already established, as soon as they shall think fit to conform to the provisions hereof.

40. Societies already enrolled not conforming to the provisions of this act within the space of three years, shall, after that period, cease to be entitled to the privileges of any of the herein-repealed acts; such acts to continue in force as to such societies for that time, unless they shall sooner conform to the provisions of this act.

CHARITIES' INQUIRY.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 57.-Passed 19th June, 1829.)

This act continues until the 1st of July, 1830, the powers of the com. missioners for inquiring concerning Charities in England and Wales.

METROPOLIS ROADS.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 59.-Passed 19th June, 1829.]

An Act to amend an Act 7 Geo. IV. c. 142, for consolidating the Trusts of the several Turnpike Roads in the neighbourhood of the Metropolis, north of the River Thames, and to make and maintain new or branch Roads to communicate with the said Metropolis Roads.

1. The commissioners are empowered to make and maintain three several new or branch roads, viz. one from the Stanford-hill road, in the parish of Tottenham, Middlesex, nearly opposite to certain trees called the Seven Sisters, and terminating in the Camden-town-road, in the parish of Islington, Middlesex; another, a new road, or diversion of the old road, from and out of the said Stamford-hill-road, between the ninth and tenth mile-stone on the Enfield highway; and a third new road, or branch road, from the Lea-bridge-road, at or near the sixth mile-stone, across Epping Forest.

7. After the 1st January, 1830, the roads described in the fifth, eighth, and eleventh parts of the schedule of the 7 Geo. IV., c. 142, shall cease to be maintained, lighted, watched, &c. by the commissioners, with certain exceptions then recited.

18. After the 1st January, the several roads under the management of the commissioners, shall, for the purpose of collecting toll thereon, be divided into the following districts :

The first, comprising that part of the Great Western, or Old Brentford Road, beginning at the west side of the great sewer, commonly called the Ranelagh sewer, at Knightsbridge, and continuing through the towns of Kensington, Hammersmith, and Brentford, to Brentford-bridge; the roads from Knightsbridge to Fulham-bridge; and from Fulham through Fulham-fields to the corner of the garden wall opposite the chapel at Hammersmith; and from Walham-green to the said Great Western Road near the east end of the town of Hammersmith; and from the Bell and Horns at Brompton to Earl's Court, and from thence to the said Great Western Road near Holland House; and from the west side of Ranelagh sewer, near Chelsea Bun-house, to the north end of Battersea-bridge; and from Chelsea Church, along Hogmore-lane, to the said Great Western Road near the east end of the town of Kensington; and from Chelsea Hospital, by Blacklands, to the road leading from Knightsbridge to Fulham; and from the King's Arms in Fulham to the entrance to the King's Road; which said several roads lie within the parishes of St. Margaret, Westminster, St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, St. Luke, Chelsea, All Saints, Fulham, Chiswick, Ealing, and Hanwell, all in Middlesex.

The second, comprising that part of the said Great Western road which leads from Brentford-bridge aforesaid, through Hounslow, to the bridge near the powder-mills, in the parish of Bedfont; the road leading from Hounslow aforesaid, to Cranford-bridge; the road leading out of the said Great Western Road, near the Coach and Horses' public-house, through Sion-lane, and the towns and parishes of Isleworth, Twicken. ham, and Teddington, to the gate on the south side of Teddington-field, in the road to Kingston-bridge; and, also, the road or highway called Pound-lane, or Lower Wood-lane, leading out of the said Great Western

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Road, near Smallbury-green turnpike, to the George public-house in the town of Isleworth aforesaid; all in Middlesex.

The third, comprising so much of the road between Tyburn and the town of Uxbridge, as lies between Tyburn aforesaid, and the seventh mile-stone on the said road; and the road called Church-lane, leading from the Swan at Kensington Gravel-pits to the town of Kensington.

The fourth, comprising the remainder of the said road between Tyburn and Uxbridge; namely, that part which lies between the seventh milestone and the town of Uxbridge; and the road leading from Brent-bridge, over Hanwell-heath, through the parishes of New Hanwell, New Brentford, and Ealing, to the Great Western Road, and the wharfs on the River Thames.

The fifth, comprising an intended new road leading from the said road, between Tyburn and Uxbridge, at Shepherd's-bush Common, in the parish of Fulham, in the hamlet of Hammersmith, to the said Great Western Road, near Turnham-green, in the parish of Acton.

The sixth, comprising the road from the first carriage-bridge over the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington to Harrow-on-the-Hill; and a branch road from the said road, near a place called Chelsea-reach, between the second and third mile-stones on the said road, to the road next described as forming the seventh district, at or near to Pine-Apple Nursery, otherwise Pine-Apple Place.

The seventh, comprising the road from the carriage-bridge over the Regent's Canal, at Maida-hill, to Kilburn-bridge, and the continuation from Kilburn-bridge to the seventh mile-stone on the same road.

The eighth, comprising the remaining portion of the last mentioned road, leading from the seventh mile-stone through the town of Edgeware, and terminating at Sparrow's Herne, in the county of Hertford.

The ninth, comprising the road from the Hampstead-road at Camdentown, St. Pancras, to the Great North Road, in the parish of St. Mary, Islington, and also along Park-street into Albany-street; the road commencing at the Angel at Islington, in the parish of Clerkenwell, and leading from thence through Holloway to Highgate Gate-house; the branch road diverting at the Turnpike-gate at Islington, running to the west of the town of Islington, and joining the last-mentioned road at Holloway, commonly called the Back-road; the road from Lower-street, Islington, to Newington-green, called the Lower-road; the road called Cross-street, from the Upper-street to the Lower-street; and the road from Ball's-Pond-gate to Kingsland; the road commencing at Battlebridge, and leading from thence, by St. Pancras Church, through Kentishtown to Highgate Gate-house; the road commencing at St. James's Chapel, in the parish of St. Pancras, leading from thence through Camden town, and uniting with the last-mentioned road, near the Black Horse public house, at Kentish-town; the road leading from the lastmentioned road to Hampstead, and terminating near the Red Lion publichouse; and the branch road from the said Highgate to the said Hampstead road, called Figg-lane.

The tenth, comprising the road from the north-west side of Goswellstreet road, next Islington, to the north-west corner of Finsbury-square, by the Artillery-ground, commonly known by the name of the City-road. The eleventh, comprising so much of the road, called the Stamfordhill road, as lies between the Stone's-end, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, and the seventh mile-stone on the same road, situate near the public-house called the King's Head, at Lower Edmonton.

The twelfth, comprising so much of the Stamford-hill road as lies between the seventh mile-stone at Lower Edmonton, and the northernmost part of Enfield, in the county of Middlesex, next to the parish of Cheshunt, in the county of Hertford; and the new road, or diversion of the old road, herein-before directed to be made, between the ninth and tenth mile-stones on the said road at Enfield highway; and the road from the place where the watch-house in Edmonton formerly stood, to the market-place in Enfield aforesaid.

The thirteenth, comprising the road from Newington-green, through the lanes or highways, called the Green-lanes, to join the said road leading from Edmonton to the market-place in Enfield, at Bush-hill, in the parish of Edmonton, which road is commonly called the Greenlanes' road.

The fourteenth, comprising the new or branch road, hereinbefore directed to be made, from the Stamford-hill road, in the parish of Tottenham, nearly opposite to certain trees, called the Seven Sisters, to the Camden-town road, being the road described in the ninth district.

The fifteenth, comprising the roads leading from the church of St.. Leonard, Shoreditch, through Hackney to Stamford-hill; and from Hackney across Cambridge heath, over Bethnal-green, to the turnpikegate at Mile End; and from Kingsland-green, in the parish of St. John Hackney, through Dalston to Church-street in the same parish.

The sixteenth, comprising the bridge over the Lea, commonly called Lea-bridge; the road across the marsh called Walthamstow or Low Layton marsh, and certain lands adjoining Mark House-lane; the road from Clapton in Middlesex, down to the river Lea; the roads from Mark House-lane into the great road at or near the sign of the Eagle, at Snaresbrook, in the parish of Wanstead, Essex; and the new road, herein before directed to be made, commencing at the sixth mile-stone on this district of roads, passing across Epping Forest, and terminating at the turnpikeroad from London to Epping, in Essex.

19. Directs tolls to be taken on the said roads after the 1st January. (The 21st clause enacts that the same toll shall be paid by any carriage drawn or propelled by steam, as would have been payable if drawn by four horses.)

EAST INDIA OFFICES.

[10 Geo. IV. c. 62.-Passed 24th June, 1829.]

This is an act declaring that no person who shall be hereafter appointed governor or deputy-governor of any of the settlements, presidencies, territories, or plantations of the East India Company, shall be capable of being elected, or of sitting and voting as, a member of the House of Commons while he shall continue to hold such office, and that every person so sitting, &c. shall forfeit 500l.

MEMORANDUM.

The tota number of public general acts passed in the last session of Parliament, was sixty-three. Of forty-seven of these acts we have given abstracts in the preceding pages; of the remaining sixteen the following is a list :

CAP. 2. Duties on personal estates and offices.

3. Appropriation of funds in the Exchequer.

4. To raise 12,000,000l. by Exchequer bills.

9. Remuneration of innkeepers for quartering soldiers.
12. Annual indemnity act.

13. Compensation monies.

14. Naval officers' widows' pensions.

15. Naval commissioners' quorum.

19. Registration of seisins (Scotland).
20. Spanish claims.

28. Consolidated Fund.

31. Funding Exchequer bills.

58. Oran and Drumtemple churches, Ireland.

60. To raise 13,438,8001. for the service of 1829.

61. Charing Cross improvement (Amendment).

63. Cotton Factories regulation (correction of an informality in

c. 51).

XXX. ABSTRACTS OF PARLIAMENTARY
DOCUMENTS.

In some of the following Abstracts, the fractions of pounds are omitted, which will produce a slight apparent error in the totals.

I.-Finance.

AN ACCOUNT of the ORDINARY REVENUES, and EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES, constituting the Public Income of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.

ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN, in the Years ended on the 10th of Oct. 1828, and the 10th of Oct. 1829.