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1312 ment, Prosecution, or Proceeding now commenced.or which shall or may hereafter be prosecuted, and commenced, against any of the said Commissioners, Governor or Governors, Commanders, Officers, or Person or Persons as aforesaid, for or by reason of any such Advice, Order, or Command, or for or by reason: of any Act, Matter, or Thing, done in such Aid and Assistance, or under such Advice, Order, or Command respectively, he, she, or they may. plead the General Issue, and give this Act and the Special Matter in. Evidence.

VIII. Provided always, That this.Act, or.any Thing herein contained, shall not extend. or be construed to extend to restrain or prejudice the Trade or Right of Trade or Navigation of the said United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies,to the said Island of Saint Helena, in Ships-of-and belonging to.or chartered by the said Company, and duly licensed by them for that Purpose, or to prejudice or infringe the Rights of the said Company to and over the said Island and the Inhabitants thereof, except as is herein before specially enacted and contained.

IX. And be it further enacted, That this Act may be altered, varied, or repealed, by any Act to be made in this present Session of Parliament.

56 GEORGII III. Cap. XXIX. An Act to make perpetual certain Temporary.or War Duties of Cutoms, on the Importation into Great Britain of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, and to repeal so much of several Acts passed in the Forty seventh, Forty-ninth, and Fifty first Years of the Reign of His present Majesty, as charge any Loans made for the Service of the Fears One thousund eight hundred and seven, One thousand eight hundred and nine, and One thousand eight hundred and eleven, upon the War Duties of Customs or Excise, and to charge such Loans on the Duties of Customs made perpetual [21st May, 18162]

HEREAS an Act passed in the last. Session-of Parliament, intituled, "An Act to continue, until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight, hundred and sixteen, certain Temporary or War Duties of Customs on the Importation into Great Britain of Goods, Wares,and Merchandize;" whereby certain Duties of Customs therein descrined were continued until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred:and sixteen: And whereas it is expedient that the said Duties should be made perpetual; be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Temporary or War Duties of Customs on the Importation into Great Britain, of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, which were by the said recited Act of the last Session: of Parliament continued until the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and sixteen; shall be and the-same are hereby made permanent and perpetual.

56 GEORGII III. Cap. XXXV.

An Act for the more speedy and effectual Collection of the Tonnage Duty upon Ships Inwards; for empowering the Lords of the Treasury to regulate the Hours of Officers Attendance in the Port of London; and for permitting Ships.to commence and comepleat their loading of Coals.before the Delivery of the Fitters Certificates.[21st May 1816.]

HEREAS it is expedient that Provision should be made for the more speedy and effectual Collection of the Tonnage Duties payable upon Ships-and Vessels entering Inwards in Great