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1817.] .To extend the privileges of the Trade of Malta to the Port of Gibraltar.—March 4.

.For continuing to his Majesty certain Duties on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco, and Snuff, in Great Britain; and on Pensions, Offices, and Personal Estates in England; and for receiving the Contributions of Persons receiving Pensions and holding Offices; for the Service of the Year 1817.—March 4.

Sect. 38.—Whereas his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been graciously pleased to direct certain sums to be contributed and paid, from the Civil List revenue, in aid of the public service of the year 1817; and whereas many persons holding offices and places in his Majesty's service, and others having or holding pensions or other emoluments derived from the public, are desirous of contributing proportions of their respective official incomes, salaries, pensions, or other emoluments, for the same purpose; be it therefore enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or any three or more of them, or for the Lord High Treasurer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being, to issue such directions, for one year, commencing the 5th day of April 1817, to the officers of the Exchequer, and of the several departments of the Civil List of Great Britain respectively, as may be necessary for giving effect to the most gracious intention of his Royal Highness in such contribution, and for executing the intentions of such other persons as aforesaid; and no deduction shall be made, or fee, emolument, or allowance taken, by any person returning, receiving, or paying any such contributions as aforesaid.—Bank of England authorized to advance a certain sum not exceeding three millions, on the credit of this act.

.To make perpetual certain Parts of an Act of the Thirty-sixth Year of his present Majesty, for the safety and Preservation of his Majesty's Person and Government against Treasonable and Seditious Practices and Attempts; and for the Safety and Preservation of the Person of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent against Treasonable Practices and Attempts. March 17.

.To revive and make perpetual, Two Acts of the Thirty-seventh Year of his present Majesty, the One In the Parliament of Great Britain, and the other in the Parliament of Ireland, for the better Prevention and Punishment of Attempts to Seduce Persons serving in his Majesty's Forces by Sea or Land from their Duty and Allegiance to his Majesty, or to incite them to Mutiny or Disobedience.—March 17.

37. Geo. III. c. 70, and 37. Geo. III. (Irish) revived, and made perpetual.

. To continue until the 5th day of April 1820, an Act of the Fifty-second Year of his present Majesty, to regulate the Separation of damaged from sound Coffee, and to permit Dealers to send out any quantity of Coffee, not exceeding Eight Pounds weight, without a Permit.—March 17.

. For vesting all Estates and Property occupied for the Barrack Service in the Comptroller of the Barrack Department, and for granting certain Powers to the said Comptroller.—March 17.

The Earl of Errol to be His Majesty's Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Mr G. D. Donald, writer in Glasgow, to be Clerk of the Commissariat of Glasgow, in place of the late Mr Barton.

Mr George Agnew to be Sheriff and Commissary Clerk, and Deputy Keeper of the Register of Sasines and Reversions, for the county of Wigton, in room of his late father, Nathaniel Aguew, Esq. of Ochiltree.

Lord Combermere has been appointed Captain and Governor of Barbadoes.

The Earl of Macclesfield—Lord Lieutenant of the county of Oxford.

Sir Richard Richards—Chief Baron of the Exchequer, vice Sir Alexander Thompson, deceased.

Mr Alexander to he a Baron of Exchequer, vice Sir Richard Richards.

Mr Cooke to be a Master in Chancery, vice Mr Alexander.

Lieut. Steele of the Royal Marines, A. W. Crichton, and Colonel Sir Benjamin D'Urban, have received the honour of knighthood.

Alexander Maconchie, Esq. His Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, for the Borough of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, vice Richard Wellesley, Esq., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

Colonel A. J. Dalrymple, for the borough of Weymouth, without opposition, and at the sole expence of the electors.

Hon. Charles Stuart, for Bridport, vice William Draper Best, Esq. appointed a Welsh Judge.

Hon. Alexander Abercromby, for the shire of Clackmannan, vice the Hon. Sir John Abercromby, deceased.

James Moray, Esq. of Abercairny, has presented Mr Alexander Maxtone, preacher of the gospel, to the church and parish of Fowlis Wester, presbytery of Auchterarder, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Murray.

The Earl of Rothcs has presented the Rev. John Cunningham, minister of Newtyle, to the church and parish of Kinglassie, presbytery of Kirkaldy, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr Reid.

Sir James Colquhoun has presented Mr Peter Proudfoot, preacher of the gospel, to the church and parish of Arrochar, presbytery of Dumbarton.

Sir John Dalrymple has presented Mr Welsh, preacher of the gospel, to the church and parish of Heriot, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr Hunter.

The Earl of Aboyne has appointed, by mandate, the Rev. H. Burgess to be assistant and successor