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An Account of all Exemptions granted to Foreigners, in respect of the Duty on Divi

Dends in the various Funds of Great Britain, and on the Dividends of the East India and South Sea Companies, under the Property Tax, for the year ending 5th April, 1808.

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Exemptions on Dividends, payable on the 5th January 1808 : 3-per-Cent. Consolidated Annuities 111,210,757 19 0 168,160 15 9 East Iudia Stock .....

436,608 11 0

22,921 18 0 South Sea Stock

1,111,928 12 4 19,458 12 11 New South Sea Annuities

513,803 9 6

7,706 18 8 5-per-Cent. Navy Annuities

185,521 15 11 4,637 18 7 South Sea Annuities, 1751

155,768 4 0 2,336 9 11 3-per-Cent. Annuities, 1726 .

82,825 13 1

1,242 7 5 3. per-Cent. Imperial Annuities

74,078 11 9

1,111 3 6 nperial Annuities.....

1,237 2 0

619 11

0 Irish Tontine

235 17 6

117 13 9 Exchequer Annuities

19 0 0

9 10

0

16,815 11 8 2,291 17 8 1,945 13 4

770 10 4 463 2 5 233 12 0 124 3 2 111 2 1 61 17 1 11 15 3 0 19 0

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Exemptions on Dividends, payable on 10th October 1807: 3-per-Cent. Reduced Annuities

2,193,280 9 3 32,898 15 8 4-per-Cent. Annuities....

821,314 11 10 16,426 3 6 Old South Sea Annuities..

51%,949 2 10 7,694 3 3 Long Annuities...

6,174 2 6 3,087 0 11 Short Annuities

4,631 19 5 2,315 19 8 Irish 5-per-Cent. Annuities.

61,200 0 0 1,530 0 0 5-per-Cent. Annuities, 1797

35,056 4 3

876 96 Irish Annuities.

330 18 10

165 10 5 Exchequer Annuities ............

4 15 0

2 7 6

3,289 8 8 1,642 91 769 5 0 308 8 9 231 11 4 153

0 0 87 11 16 10 9 0 4 9

64,996 10 5

6,498 6 3

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Exemptions on Dividends, payable on 5th April 1808 : 3-per-Cent. Reduced Annuities.... 2,023,599 70 30,353 15 8 4-per-Cent. Annuities ...

724,011 17 2 14,479 13 3 Old South Sea Annuities

495,207 5 8 7,427 19 9 Long Annuities.......

4,932 15 7

2,466 76 Irish 5-per-Cent. Annuities

50,170 0 0 1,254 0 Short Annuities....

3,962 11

990 12 10 5-per-Cent. Annuities, 1797

33,084 14 11

827 1 5 Irish Annuities ....

331 08

165 10 4 Exchequer Annuities

3,034 19 10 1,447 17 2

742 13 9 246 8 1 125 8 6 99 06 82 10 10 16 10 9

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Total Amount of Exemptions on Dividends in each Quarter,

s. .d.
5th July ....
1807
24,861 16 9

£. d.
5th January 1808

22,830 4 0 10th October

59,985 16 5
1807

6,498 6 3
5th April
1808

5,795 95

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LIST OF PUBLIC ACTS,

Passed in the Second Session of the Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.-48th of George III.

CAP. 1. AN act for regulating the issuing and paying off of Exchequer Bills.

2. An act for continuing to his majesty certain duties on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco, and Snuff, in Great Britain; and on Pensions and Of fices in England; and for repealing so much of certain acts as relate to certain duties of Sixpence and One Shilling respectively on Offices and Pensions; and for regranting the said duties of Sixpence and One Shilling respectively, and the said other duties, for the service of the year 1808.

3. An act for empowering the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to advance the sum of Three Millions, towards the Supply for the service of the year 1808. 4. An act to authorize the advancing, for the public service, upon certain conditions, a proportion of the Balance remaining in the Bank of England for payment of Unclaimed Dividends, Annuities, and Lottery Prizes; and for regulating the allowances to be paid for the management of the National Debt. 5. An act for repealing an act made in the 47th year of his present majesty, intituled, 'An act for suspending the operation of an act of the 36th year of his present majesty, for the further Support and Maintenance of Curates within the Church of England, and for other purposes in the said act mentioned, so far as relates to the avoidance of benefices by the incumbents thereof having accepted augmented curacies.'

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6. An act to continue, until the end of this session of parliament, several acts for carrying into execution the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between his majesty and the united states of America. 7. An act for raising the sum of 10,500,000l. by exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain for the year 1808.

8. An act to amend an act of the 25th year of his present majesty, for better regulating the office of the Treasurer of his majesty's Navy.

9. An act for abolishing the office of Surveyor of Subsidies and Petty Customs in the port

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of London.

10. An act to amend so much of an act, made in the 46th year of his present majesty, for granting certain duties on Spirits made in Scotland, as relates to delivering up the li

cences granted for distilling spirits in the Lowlands of Scotland, and for better preventing Private Distillation.

11 An act for permitting the Importation of Goods from the Portuguese territories on the continent of South America, in Portugnese ships.

12. An act to amend and continue, until the
25th of March 1809, so much of au act of
the 47th year of his present majesty as al-
lows certain Bounties on British Plantation
Raw Sugar exported.

13. An act for settling and securing a certain
Annuity on viscount Lake, and the two next
persons to whom the title of viscount Lake
shall descend, in consideration of the emi-
nent services of the late general visc. Lake.
14. An act for the regulation of his majesty's
Royal Marine Forces while on shore.
15. An act for punishing Mutiny and Deser-
tion; and for the better payment of the
Army and their Quarters.

16. Au act for further continuing, until the
25th of March 1809, certain Bounties and
Drawbacks on the exportation of Sugar from
Great Britain; and for suspending the coun-
tervailing duties and bounties on Sugar when
the duties imposed by an act of the last ses-
sion of parliament shall be suspended.
17. An act to continue, until the 25th of
March 1809, certain acts for regulating the
Drawbacks and Bounties on the exportation
of Sugar from Ireland, and allowing British
Plantation Sugar to be warehoused in Ire-
land; and for warehousing in Ireland Rum
or Spirits of the British sugar plantations.
18. An act for amending and further conti-
nuing an act made in the 38th year of his
present majesty, for regulating the payment
of the duties on Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs,
and Mace.

19. An act to continue, until the 25th of
March 1810, an act made in the 46th year
of his present majesty, for permitting the
importation of Masts, Yards, Bowsprits, and
Timber, for naval purposes, from the British
colonies in North America, duty free.
20. An act to continue, until the 25th of
March 1810, several laws relating to the-
encouragement of the Greenland Whale
Fisheries; to the admission to entry in Great
Britain of Oil and Blubber of Newfoundland

taken by his majesty's subjects carrying on the fishery from and residing in the said island; and to the allowing the importation of Fish from Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador.

21. An act to empower the Commissioners
appointed for distributing the money paid
by the united states of America, to with-
draw the same from the Bank, and invest it
in exchequer bills.

22. An act for making perpetual several laws
relating to permitting the exportation of To-
bacco Pipe Clay from Great Britain to the
British Sugar colonies in the West Indies;
the importation of Salt from Europe into
Quebec in America; and the prohibiting of
foreign-wrought Silks and Velvets.
23. An act to continue several laws relating
to the granting a Bounty on the importation
into Great Britain of Hemp, and rough and
undressed Flax, from his majesty's colonies
in America; and to the more effectually en-
couraging the manufacture of Flax and Cot-
ton in Great Britain until the 25th of March
1810; and for granting a Bounty upon cer-
tain species of British and Irish Linens ex-
ported from Great Britain, and taking off
the duties on importation into Great Britain
of foreign Raw Linen Yarns made of Flax,
until the 25th of March 1811.

24. An act for further continuing, until three
months after the ratification of a definitive
treaty of peace, an act made in the 44th
year of his present majesty, for permitting
the importation into Great Britain, of Hides
and other articles in foreign ships.

25. An act for further continuing until the 25th of July 1809, an act made in the 33d year of his present majesty, for rendering the payment of Creditors more equal and expe

ditious in Scotland.

26. An act for granting to his majesty, until the end of the next session of parliament, Duties of Customs on the goods, wares, and merchandize therein enumerated, in furtherance of the provisions of certain Orders in Council.

27. An act to continue until the 25th of March 1809, an act of the 41st year of his present majesty, for prohibiting the exportation from Ireland, and for permitting the importation into Ireland, duty free, of Corn and other Provisions.

28. An act for granting to his majesty, until the end of the next session of parliament, certain Duties on the exportation from Ireland of goods, wares, and inerchandize therein enumerated.

29. An act to prohibit, until the end of the next session of parliament, the exportation of Jesuits Bark and Cotton Wool from Ireland.

30. An act to amend an act made in the parliament of Ireland, in the 33d year of his present majesty, for regulating the Trade of Ireland to and from the East Indies.

31. An act to extend the provisions of an act, made in the 45th year of his present majesty's reign, for preventing the counterfeiting of certain Silver Tokens to certain other Tokens which may be issued by the governor and company of the Bank of Ireland, and to promote the circulation of the said lastmentioned tokens.

32. An act to permit certain Goods imported
into Ireland to be warehoused or secured,
without the duties due on the importation
thereof being first paid.

33. An act to prohibit, until the end of the
next session of parliament, the exportation
of Jesuits Bark from Great Britain.
34. An act to prohibit, until the end of the
next session of parliament, the exportation
of Cotton Wool, from Great Britain.
35. Au act for imposing, until the end of the
next session of parliament, a duty on Cotton
Wool, the growth of the British colonies,
exported from Great Britain.

36. An act for further continuing, until the
24th of June 1809, an act of the 46th year
of his present majesty, for altering and
amending several laws relating to the Duties
of Excise upon Malt.

37. An act for making valid certain Orders in
Council, and Warrants of the Commissioners
of the Treasury, for the entry and ware-
housing of certain goods imported in Neu-
tral Vessels, and for indemnifying all per-
sons concerned therein; for the remitting of
Forfeitures in certain cases; and for ena-
bling his majesty to allow, during the conti-
nuance of hostilities, and until two months
after the commencement of the next session
of parliament, the importation of goods
from countries from which the British flag is
38. An act for granting Annuities to satisfy
excluded, in any vessels whatever.
certain exchequer bills.

39. An act for increasing the rates of Subsist

ence to be paid to inn-keepers and others on quartering Soldiers.

40. An act to indemnify such persons in the
United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify
themselves for Offices and Employments;
and for extending the times limited for those
purposes respectively, until the 25th of
March 1809, and to permit such persons in
Great Britain as have omitted to make and
file affidavits of the execution of indentures
of Clerks to attornies and solicitors, to make.
and file the same on or before the 1st day of
Hilary term 1809.

41. An act to repeal certain duties of Excise
in Ireland, and to grant certain Stamp Du-
ties in lieu thereof; and also certain other
Stamp Duties; and to amend the laws re-
lating to the Stamp Duties in Ireland.
42. An act to grant to his majesty certain
duties and taxes in Ireland, in respect of
Carriages, Dogs, Fire Hearths, Horses, Male
Servants, and Windows, in lieu of former
duties and taxes, in respect of the like
articles.

43. An act to suspend until the 11th of June') 1808, the payments on all Drawbacks on Spirits made or distilled in Great Britain or Ireland, and exported from either country to the other respectively.

44. An act to prevent the exportation of Wool
to Ireland, before bond given for the due
landing thereof.

45. An act for defraying until the 25th of
March 1809, the charge of the Pay and
Cloathing of the Militia of Ireland; for
holding courts martial on serjeant majors,
serjeants, corporals, and drummers, for
offences committed during the time such
militia shall not be embodied; and for mak-
ing allowances in certain cases to subaltern
officers of the said militia during peace.
46. An act for defraying the charge of the Pay
and Cloathing of the Militia in Great Bri-
tain for the year 1808.

47. An act for quieting possessions and con-
firming defective Titles in Ireland, and li-
miting the right of the crown to sue in
manner therein mentioned; and for the
relief of Incumbents in respect of Arrears
due to the crown during the incumbency of
their predecessors.

48. An act to enable his majesty's Post Master General of Ireland to purchase premisses for the enlargement of the General Post Office in the city of Dublin.

49. An act for accelerating the making up, examination, and audit, of the Accounts of the Paymaster General of his majesty's Forces.

50. An act to suspend the granting of Offices in Reversion, or for joint lives with benefit of survivorship, for one year after the passing of this act, and from thence until six weeks after the commencement of the then next session of parliament.

51. An act for making Allowances in certain
cases to subaltern officers of the Militia in
Great Britain, while disembodied.

52. An act to revive and continue, until the
25th of March 1809, and amend so much of
an act, made in the 39th and 40th years of
his present majesty, as grants certain Allow-
ances to Adjutants and Serjeant-Majors of
the Militia of England, disembodied under
an act of the same session of parliament.
53. An act for raising the sum of Three Mil-
lions by Exchequer Bills, for the service of
Great Britain for the year 1808.

54. An act for raising the sum of 1,500,000l.
by Exchequer Bills, for the service of Great
Britain for the year 1808.

55. An act for repealing the duties of Assessed
Taxes, and granting new duties in lieu
thereof, and certain additional duties to be
consolidated therewith; and also for repeal-
ing the Stamp Duties on Game Certificates,
and granting new duties in lieu thereof, to
be placed under the management of the
commissioners for the affairs of Taxes.
56. An act for abolishing Fees received by
Officers in the service of the Customs n the

several ports of Ireland, and for regulating the hours of attendance and the number of holydays to be observed by the said Officers and certain officers of Excise.

57. An act for increasing the duty on Corks ready-made, imported into Great Britain. 58. An act for amending the law with regard to the course of proceeding on Indictments and Informations in the court of King's Bench in certain cases: for authorizing the execution in Scotland of certain Warrants issued for offences committed in England; and for requiring officers taking bail in the king's suit to assign the bail bonds to the king.

59. An act for enabling his majesty to settle an Annuity on her royal highness the Duchess of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel.

60. An act for repealing an act passed in the 1st year of king James the 1st, intituled, 'An act concerning Tanners, Curriers, Shoe'makers, and other Artificers occupying the 'cutting of Leather; and also for repealing and amending certain parts of several other acts of parliament relating thereto.

61. An act to continue until the end of the next session of parliament, an act of the 45th year of his present majesty, for appointing Commissioners to enquire into the Public Expenditure, and the conduct of the public business in the Military departments therein mentioned.

62. An act for the making perpetual several acts for the better collection and security of the revenues of Customs and Excise in Ireland, and for preventing frauds therein; and to make further provision for the security of the said revenues, and for the execution of the several acts relating thereto.

63. An act to amend an act made in the 47th year of his present majesty's reign for securing the collection of the Duties on Auctions in Ireland.

64. An act to amend an act made in the 46th year of his present majesty, for enabling his majesty to accept the services of Volunteers from the Militia of Ireland.

65. An act to make more effectual provision for the building and rebuilding of Churches, Chapels, and Glebe Houses, and for the purchase of Glebe Lands, Glebe Houses, and Impropriations, in Ireland.

66. An act for enforcing the Residence of Spi

ritual Persons on their benefices in Ireland. 67. An act for granting an additional duty on Copper imported into Great Britain, until the 5th of April 1811, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament.

68. An act for extending the Bounty now pay.
able on Pilchards exported to the West
Indies or Mediterranean to Pilchards ex-
ported to any parts beyond the seas.
69. An act to permit, until the 25th of March
1810, Sugar and Coffee to be exported from
his majesty's colonies or Plantations to any
port in Europe to the southward of Cape

Finisterre, and Corn to be imported from for regulating the periods for cancelling and such port and from the coast of Africa into delivering up certain Bonds relating to the the said colonies and plantations.

revenue of Customs. 70. An act to provide that British ships which 85. An act to regulate the Trade between

shall be captured by the enemy, and shall Great Britain and the united states of Ame. afterwards become the property of British rica unul the end of the next session of subjects, shall not be entitled to the privilege parliament. of British sbips.

86. An act to revive and continue until the 71. An act to amend so much of two acts of 25th of March 1809, an act of the 39th

this session of parliament, for carrying into year of his present majesty, for the more execution certain Orders in Council, as re- effectual encouragement of the British lates to the duties on Goods exported from Fisheries. the warehouses in which they have been 87. An act for repealing the rates and taxes secured on importation, and on certain Prize taken by licensed Hackney Coachmen, and Goods imported into Great Britain or Ire- for establishing others in lieu thereof; and land.

for amending several laws relating to Hack72 An act for the increase and preservation of

ney Coaches. Timber in Dean and New Forests.

88. An act to restrain the negotiation of Pro73. An act to improve the Land Revenue of missory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange,

the Crown in England, and also of his ma- under a limited sum, in England. jesty's duchy of Lancaster.

89. An act for enabling the Commissioners 74. An act for the better collection of the appointed to examine Accounts of Public

Duties on Malt made in Great Britain. Expenditure in the Barrack Office, more 75. An act for providing suitable Interment speedily and effectually to investigate the in church-yards or parochial burying grounds

said Accounts. in England, for such dead human Bodies as 90. An act to enable the Commissioners for may be cast on shore from the sea, in cases auditing Public Accounts, and the Coinmisof wreck or otherwise.

sioners for the Affairs of Barracks respec76. An act for raising the sum of 10,500,0001. tively, to send and receive letters and by way of Annuities.

packets on the business of their offices free 77. An act to enable his majesty to vest the

of postage. right of appointment of Master of the Free 91. An act for enabling the Commissioners School of Londonderry in the city and appointed to examine Accounts of Public county of Londonderry, in the bishop of Expenditures in the West Indies, more Derry for the time being.

speedily and effectually to investigate the 78. An act to grant to his majesty duties upon said Accounts.

Malt made in Ireland, and upon Spirits 92. An act to repeal so much of an act, made made or distilled in Ireland; and to allow in the 47th year of his present majesty, for certain Drawbacks on the Exportation charging the sum of 12,200,0001. raised for thereof.

the service of Great Britain for the year 79. An act to amend the two acts for the col- 1807, upon the duties of Customs and

lecting of the Malt Duties in Ireland, and Excise granted to bis majesty, during the regulating the trade of a Maltster.

continuance of the present war, as relates to 80. An act to continue until the 5th of July money issued fur Charges of Management of

1809, and to amend, several acts for grant- Stock redeemed. ing certain Rates and Duties, and for allow- 93. An act to repeal so much of an act of the ing certain Drawbacks and Bounties on 1st year of king James 1. as relates to the Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported penalties on shooting at Hares ; and also to into and exported from Ireland; and to repeal an act of the 3d year of king George I. grant new duties on the importation of East relating to Game-keepers. India Sugar and Foreign Spirits; and to 94. An act for repealing so much of an act reduce the Duty on British Plantation Coffee made in the parliament of Scotland, in the imported.

fourth session of the first parliament of queen 81. An act to amend the several acts for the Anne, intituled, “ Act for preserving the

regulating and securing the collection of the Game,' as relates to the Shooting of Hares. Duty on Spirits distilled in Ireland.

95. An act for continuing, until the 1st of 82. An act to make perpetual and to amend August 1811, an act of the 45th year of his

several acts for the better regulating the present majesty, for allowing, under certain issuing and granting of Permits and Certifi- restrictions, the bringing a limnited quantity cates, for the conveyance and protection of of Coals, Culm, or Cinders, to London and certain exciseable goods in Ireland.

Westminster, by inland navigation. 83. An act for raising the sum of 750,0001. by 96. An act for the better care and maintenance

way of Annuities for the service of Ireland. of Lunatics, being Paupers or Criminals in 84. An act for amending and rendering more England.

effectual an act, passed in the last session of 97. An act to enable the Commissioners of his parliament, to make more effectual pro- inajesty's Treasury, to issue Exchequer Bills, vision for the prevention of Smuggling, and on the credit of such aids or supplies as have

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