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JAMES DAWSON, Strand, esq.; for a new or improved means of producing or communicating motion in or unto bodies either wholly or in part surrounded by water or air, or any or either of them, by the re-action of suitable apparatus upon the said water or air.-March 14.

JOHN and WILLIAM FITKIN, Oldstreet-road, truss-makers; and JOSEPH BARTON, Lombard-street, gent.; for a new truss.--March 14.

PIERRE PELLETON, Manchester, chemist; for a new method of making sulphuric acid, commonly called oil of vitriol.-March 18.

ENOCH TONKIN, City-road; for a globe reflecting stove for light and heat. March 20.

SAMUEL JEAN PAULY, Knightsbridge, engineer; for an article or substance for making without seams, coats, waistcoats, habits, cloaks, pantaloons, mantles, stockings, socks, and any other kind of clothing; covers for umbrellas and hats, and mattresses, seats, and cushions filled with atmospheric air.-March 23.

EMERSON DOWSON, Welbeck, ironmonger; and JOHN ISAAC HAWKINS, Titchfield-street, engineer; for improve ments or additions to grates and stoves, and an instrument, machine, or apparatus, for supplying grates and stoves with fuel.-March 23.

ROBERT CAMERON, jun. Edinburgh, paper-maker; for a machine for manufacturing paper on a principle entirely

new.-March 23.

JOSEPH BOWLES, Bennett-street, Blackfriars-road, millwright; for improvements in or on oil-mills.--March 23.

SAMUEL BROWN, Westgate, Norfolk, iron-founder; for improvements upon the swing and wheeled plough-carriages and plough-shares.-March 23.

HENRT OSBORNE, Bordsley; for a

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principle of producing cylinders of various descriptions.-March 23.

JOHN MERRYWEATHER, Lincoln Castle, gent.; for means of propelling boats and vessels through the water.--March 23. ABRAHAM ROGERS, Shelf, York, coalmerchant; for a method of effecting a saving in the consumption of coal or fuel by an improvement in the mode of setting or heating boilers of steam engines, and other bodies of different descriptions; also for heating and warming stoves, drying houses, manufactories, and other buildings, and for burning different descriptions for glasses.-- March 23.

LEBRECHT STEINHAUSER, Old Bondstreet, machinist; for a new or improved castor, or roller, for tables, sofas, bedsteads, and other articles.-March 23.

JAMES YOUNIE, Theobald's road, Red Lion-square, ironmonger; for an invention for the prevention or cure of smoky chimneys.-March 23.

JOHN SORBY, jun. Sheffield, edge-toolmaker; for a method of making an augre for the use of shipwrights, millwrights, carpenters, and other artificers, upon a new and improved construction. March 23.

WILLIAM MACNAMARA, East Smithfield, plate-glass-manufacturer ; for a method of manufacturing glass.-March 23.

URIAH HADOCK, Holloway, chemist; for a new species of paint, colour, and cement, for painting, colouring, and preserving, the interior and exterior of houses, ships, and other things.--March23.

WILLIAM LEWIS, Brimscomb, Gloucestershire, dyer; for a machine for fulling woollen or other cloths that require such process.-April 5.

JOSEPH TURNER, Yorkshire, mechanic; for an improved rotatory engine, and application thereof, with or without other machinery, to useful purposes.-April 8.

for every sheet of it is by this act repealed. Printers' servants or apprentices printing without their knowledge any almanack or calendar without stamp may be committed on oath before any justice to the House of

Correction for 3 months. A discount of 20

per cent. to be allowed on the payment of 10. or upwards on stamps for newspapers sold at 7d. each; and of 4 per cent, for those sold at any higher price. The price of newspapers to be printed upon them; perralty for

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CLXXXVI. An Act for granting an additional Sum of Money for providing a suitable Residence and Estate for the Duke of Wellington and his Heirs in consideration of the eminent and signal Services performed by the said Duke to his Majesty and the Public. July 11.-1. 200,000l. to be issued free from taxes to the trustees appointed by former acts, for providing a suitable residence and estate for the Duke of Wellington. If the trustees shall not be able to lay out the money immediately according to the intent of this act they shall invest it in exchequer bills. The residence and estate to be held of his Majesty as of his Castle of Windsor in free and common soccage by fealty and rendering to his Majesty and his successors on the 18th of June in every year at the Castle of Windsor, one tricoloured flag for all manner of rents and services whatever.

CLXXXVII. An Act for granting to his Majesty certain Sums out of the respective Consolidated Funds of Great Britain and Ireland, and for applying certain Moneys therein mentioned, for the Service of the Year 1815, and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. July 11.-1.

CLXXXVIII. An Act for enabling his Majesty to grant to John Francis Erskine, of Mar, Esquire, and his Heirs and Assigns, the Feu Duties and Quit Rents arising in the Lordship of Stirling in Discharge of a Debt of greater Value created upon the said Feu Duties by a Grant from his Majesty King George I. July 11.-1.

CLXXXIX. An Act for allowing Henry Meux, Thomas Starling Benson, Florance Thomas Young, Richard Latham, and John Newberry, to brew, Duty free, a Quantity of Strong Beer, the Duty of which will be equivalent to the Duty on the Beer lost and to the Duties on the

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Malt and Hops expended in the Production of the Beer so lost. July 11.-1.

The amount of duty paid upon the best lost by the accidental bursting of a vat, and on the malt and hops expended in making it, is computed at 6,6941. 14s. 4d. The com missioners of excise are authorised by this act to permit Messrs. Meux and Co. to brew free of duty within 9 months as many guiles of strong beer as would be liable to a duty that amount.

CXC. An Act to amend an Act made in the 48th Year of his present Majesty, to improve the Land Revenue of the Crown so far as relates to the Great Fo rest of Brecknock, in the County of Brecknock; and for vesting in his Majesty certain parts of the said Forest; and for inclosing the said Forest. July 11.-9.

A new church to be built upon the extra. parochial part of the forest, (which is disafforested by this act,) at the expense of the Crown, if the Lords of the Treasury and the Bishop of St. David's think it expedient, and in such case that part shall be formed into a parish. The church to be a perpetual cure and benefice, and to be endowed by the Crown with a yearly stipend of 150%, for the

minister.

CXCI. An Act to authorize the Appointment of Commissioners for erecting an Harbour for Ships to the eastward of Dunleary, within the Port and Harbour of Dublin. July 11.-1.

CXCII. An Act to remove certain Difficulties in the Disposition of Copyhold Estates by Will.-July 12.-1.

Dispositions by will of copyhold estates are by this act made effectual without previous surrenders to the use of such will

Persons admitted under testamentary disposibeen payable on such surrenders. tions to pay the like fees, &c. as would have

CXCIII. An Act to enable his Majesty, until six weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parlia ment to regulate the Trade and Commerce carried on between his Majesty's Subjects and the Inhabitants of the United States of America. July 19.-1.

the Practice of Apothecaries throughout CXCIV. An Act for better regulating England and Wales. July 12.-3.

So much of the charter granted by James I. as directs the master and wardens to enter the shops of apothecaries to examine their medicines and to impose penalties is repealed. The master and wardens, or other persons properly qualified, are still empowered to enter shops and examine the drugs, and if they should find any false, unwholesome, or pernicious, they may burn or destroy them, and report the names of the offenders to the master, wardens, and assistants of the society,

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who may levy a fine of 51. for the first offence, 10l, for the second, and 201. for the third and all after it. Apothecaries refusing to compound or unfaithfully compounding medicines prescribed, to forfeit for the first offence 51.; for the second 101. ; and for the third their certificate, by which they will be rendered incapabig in future of exercising the art and mystery of an apothecary. Persons are prohibited from practising as apothecaries without due examination by a court of examiners chosen by the master and wardens. Apothecaries practising without certificate of qualification from the court of examiners after the 1st of August, 1815, to forfeit for every such offence 201.; and assistants to apothecaries so offending 51. Apothecaries not to recover charges in a court of law unless duly licensed. The money arising from penalties to go one half to the informer and the other to the company of apothecaries. The act is not to affect chemists and druggists. CXCV. An Act for exonerating the Estate and effects of the late Sir James Colebrooke, the late Sir George Colebrooke, Arnold Nesbitt, Sir Samuel Fludyer, Adam Drummond, and Moses Franks, and of their Sureties, from all Claims and Demands whatsoever in respect of any Contracts entered into with his Majesty's Government. July 12.-3.

It appears that the contracts here referred to were for the supply of the forces, and made between the years 1758 and 1766,

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Upon one of them a balance of 2,6631, 17s. 10d. was due to the contractors, but upon all the rest various sums to a large amount were reported by the comptrollers of army accounts to be due to his Majesty by the contractors and their sureties. Difficulties arose as to the final adjustment of the accounts from the loss of vouchers by fire, and from the bankruptcy and insolvency of some of the parties, who are all since dead. The present act acquits his Majesty of all claims of the contractors in respect of the sum above specified; and authorizes their representatives to pay 50,000l. into the exchequer, upon which all their estates shall be exonerated from all claims of his Majesty.

CXCVI. An Act for enabling his Majesty to raise the Sum of Six Millions for the Service of Great Britain. July

GENERAL TREATY,
Signed in Congress at Vienna,
June 1, 1815.

(Concluded from page 456.) LXXIV. The integrity of the nineteen eantons, as they existed in a political body, from the signature of the convention of the 29th December 1813, is recognised as the basis of the Helvetic system.

LXXV. The Vallais, the territory of Geneva, and the principality of Neufchatel, are united to Switzerland, and shall form three new cantons. The valley of Dappes, having formed part of the canton of Vaud, is restored to it.

LXXVI. The bishoprick of Basle and the city and territory of Bienne shall be united to the Helvetic Confederation, and shall form part of the canton of Berne.

The following districts, however, are excepted from this last arrangement:

1. A district of about three square leagues in extent, including the communes of Altschweiler, Schönbuch, Oberweiler, Terweiler, Ettingen, Fürstenstein, Plotten, Pieffingen, Aesch, Bruck, Reinach, Arlesheim; which district shall be united to the canton of Basle, 2. A small enclave, situated near the vilNEW MONTHLY MAG.-No. 30.

lage of Neufchatel de Lignieres, which is at present, with respect to civil jurisdiction, dependant upon the canton of Neufchatel, and with respect to criminal jurisdiction, upon that of the bishoprick of Basle, shall belong in full sovereignty to the Principality of Neufchatel.

LXXVII. The inhabitants of the bishoprick of Basle and those of Bienne, united to the cantons of Berne and Basle, shall enjoy, in every respect, without any distinction of religion (which shall be maintained in its present state) the same political and civil rights which are enjoyed, or may be enjoyed, by the inhabitants of the ancient parts of the said cantons: they shall, therefore, be equally competent to become candidates for the places of representatives, and for all other appointments, according to the constitution of the

cantons.

Such municipal privileges as are compatible with the constitution and the general regulations of the canton of Berne, shall be preserved to the town of Bienne, and to the villages that formed part of its jurisdiction.

The sale of the national domains shall be confirmed, and the feudal rights and tithes cannot be re-established. Vor. V. 4 B

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The respective acts of the union shall be framed, conformably to the principles above, declared, by commissions, composed of an equal number of deputies from each of the directing parties concerned. Those from the bishopric of Basle, shall be chosen by the canton, from amongst the most eminent citizens of the country. The said acts shall be guaranteed by the Swiss confederation. All points upon which the parties cannot agree, shall be decided by a court of arbitration, to be named by the diet.

LXXVIII. The cession, made by the 3d article of the treaty of Vienna of the 14th October 1809, of the lordship of Razüns, inclosed in the country of the Grisons, having expired; and his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, being restored to all the rights attached to the said possession, confirms the disposition which he made of it, by a declaration, dated the 20th March 1815, in favour of the eanton of the Grisons.

LXXIX. In order to ensure the commercial and military communications of the town of Geneva with the canton of Vaud, and the rest of Switzerland; and with a view to fulfil, in that respect, the 4th article of the treaty of Paris of the 30th May 1814, his most christian Majesty consents so to place the line of custom-houses, that the road which leads from Geneva into Switzerland by Versoy, shall, at all times, be free, and that neither the post nor travellers, nor the transport of merchandize, shall be interrupted by any examination of the officers of the customs, nor subjected to any duty.

It is equally understood, that the passage of Swiss troops on this road shall not, in any manner, be obstructed.

In the additional regulations to be made on this subject, the execution of the treaties relative to the free communication between the town of Geneva and the jurisdiction of Peney, shall be assured in the manner most convenient to the inhabitants of Geneva. His most christian Majesty also consents that the gendarmerie and militia of Geneva, after having communicated on the subject with the nearest military post of the French gendarmerie, shall pass on the high road of Meyrin, to and from the said jurisdiction, and the town of Geneva.

LXXX. His Majesty the King of Sardinia cedes, that part of Savoy which is situated between the river Arve, the Rhone, the limits of that part of Savoy ceded to France, and the mountain of Salive, as far as Veiry inclusive, together with that part which lies between the high road called that of the Simplon, the Lake of Geneva, and the present territory of the canton of Geneva, from Venezas to the point where the river of Hermance crosses the said road, and from thence, following the course of that river to where it enters the Lake of Geneva, to the cast of the village of Hermance (the whole of the road of the Simplon continuing to be pos

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sessed by his Majesty the King of Sardinia) in order that these countries shall be re-united to the canton of Geneva; with the reservation, however, of determining more precisely, by Commissioners respectively, their limits, particularly of that part which relates to the demarcation above Veiry and on the meas tain of Saleve; his said Majesty, renouncing for himself and his successors, in perpetuity, without exception or reservation, all rights of sovereignty, or other rights which may be long to him in the places and territories.com. prised within this demarcation.

His Majesty the King of Sardinia alse agrees, that the communication between the canton of Geneva and the Valais, by the road of the Simplon, shall be established, in the same manner as it has been agreed to by France, between Geneva and the canton of Vaud, by the route of Versoy. A free com munication shall also be at all times granted for the Genevese troops, between the temtory of Geneva and the jurisdiction of Jussy, and such facilities shall be allowed as may be necessary for proceeding by the Lake to the road of the Simplon.

On the other hand, an exemption from all duties of transit shall be granted for all me. chandize and goods which, coming from the states of His Majesty the King of Sardin and the free port of Genoa, shall traverse the road called the Simplon in its whole extert through the Vallais and the state of Gene va. This exemption shall, however, be confined to the transit, and shall extend neither to the tolls established for the maintenance of the road, nor to duties levied on merchandize or goods intended to be sold or consumed in the interior. The same reservation shall apply to the communication granted to the Swiss between the Vallais and the canton of Geneva; and the different governments, shali for this purpose take such measures as, by common agreement, they shall judge neos sary, either for taxation or for preventing contraband trade in their territories, respectively.

LXXXI. With a view to the establishing of reciprocal compensations, the cantons of Argovia, Vaud, Tessin, and St. Gall, shall furnish to the ancient cantons of Schwitz, Unterwald, Uri, Glarus, Zug and Appen zell (Rhode Interior) a sum of money to be applied to purposes of public instruction, and to the expences of general administration, but principally to the former object, in the said cantons.

The quota, manner of payment, and division of this pecuniary compensation, are fixed as follows:

The cantons of Argovia, Vaud, and St. Gall shall furnish to the cantons of Schwitz, Underwald, Uri, Zug, Glaris, and Appenzell (Rhode Interior) a fund of s00,000 Swiss livres.

Each of the former cantons shall pay the interest of its quota, at the rate of five per