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The TITLES of the STATUTES. 13. An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act passed this Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act for the speedy and effectual Recruiting of his Majesty's Land Forces and Marines. 14. An Act for continuing an Act of this present Session of Parliament, intituled. An Act to discontinue for a li- mited Time, the Duties upon Corn and Flour imported; and also upon such Corn, Grain, Meal, Bread, Biscuit, and Flour, as have been or shall be taken from the Enemy, and brought into this Kingdom, 15. An Act for continuing an Act of this present Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to prohibit, for a limited Time, the making of Low Wines and Spirits from Wheat, Barley, Malt, or any other Sort of Grain ; or from any Meal or Flour. 16. An Act to extend the Liberty granted by an Act of the twenty-third Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, of importing Bar Iron from his Majesty's Colonies in America, into the Port of London, to the rest of the Ports of Great Britain ; and for repealing certain Clauses in the said Act. 17. An Act for the Importation of fine organzined Italian Thrown Silk. 18. An Act for the Relief and Encouragement of the Captors of Prizes, with respect to the Bringing and Land- ing Prize Goods in this Kingdom. 19. An Act for granting to his Majesty several Rates and Duties upon Indentures, Leafes, Bonds, and other Deeds ; and upon News Papers, Advertisements, and Almanacks; and upon Licences for retailing Wine ; and upon Coals exported to Foreign Parts; and for ap- plying from a certain Time, the Sums of Money arising from the Surplus of the Duties on Licences for retailing Spirituous Liquors; and for raising the Sum of three millions, by Annuities, to be charged on the said Rates, Duties, and Sums of Money ; and for making perpe- tual an Act made in the second Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled An Act for the better Regulation of Attornies and Solicitors ; and for enlarging the Time for filing Affidavits of the Execution of Con- tracts of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors; and also the Time for Payment of the Duties omitted to be paid for the Indentures and Contracts of Clerks and Apprentices. 20. An Act more effectually to prevent the spreading of the Distemper now raging amongst the Horned Cattle in this Kingdom. 21. An Act for the more effectual Preservation and Im- provement of the Spawn and Fry of Fish in the River of Thames, and Waters of Medway ; and for the better regulating the Fishery thereof. 22. An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the eighteenth Year of his present Majesty's Reign, to pre- vent the Misbehaviour of the Drivers of Carts in the Streets in London, Westminster, and Limits of the Week- ly Bills of Mortality; and for other Purposes in this Act mentioned. 23. An Act for enabling his Majesty to raise the Sum of one million, for the Uses and Purposes therein men- tioned. 24. An Act for the more effectual Punishment of Persons who shall attain, or attempt to attain, Possession of Goods or Money, by false or untrue Pretences; for preventing the unlawful Pawning of Goods ; for the easy Redemption of Goods pawned ; and for preventing Gaming in Publick Houses by Journeymen, Labourers, Servants and Apprentices. 25. An Act for the better Ordering of the Militia Forces in the several Counties of that Part of Great Britain called England. 26. An Act for granting to his Majesty certain Sums of Money out of the Sinking Fund ; and applying certain Monies remaining in the Exchequer, and the Savings out of the Monies granted in this Session of Parliament for the Pay of the Troops of Hanover for the Service of the Year one thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven ; and for further appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament ; and for Relief of Claud John- son, with respect to a Bond entered into by him, for se- curing the Duties on Tobacco imported by George Bu- chanan and William Hamilton. 27. An Act for enlarging the Times for the first Meetings of Commissioners or Trustees for putting in Execution certain Acts of this Session of Parliament. 28. An Act to render more effectual the several Laws now in being for the Amendment and Preservation of the Publick Highways and Turnpike Roads of this Kingdom. 29. An Act to indemnify Persons who have been guilty of the unlawful importing, landing, or running of pro- hibited, uncustomed, or other Goods or Merchandize, upon certain Terms therein mentioned. 30. An Act for allowing a further Bounty on Vessels em- ployed in the White Herring Fishery ; for giving Li- berty to alter the present Form and Size of the Nets used in the said Fishery ; and for other Purposes there- in mentioned. 31. An Act to explain, amend, and render more effec- tual, an Act passed in the twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty, intituled, An Act to en- able the Churchwardens, Overseers, and Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Saviour, in the Borough of South- wark, in the County of Surry, to hold a Market within the said Parish, not interfering with the High Street in the said Borough. 32. An Act for draining and preserving certain Marsh and Fen Lands and Low Grounds in the Parish of Wiggenhall Saint Mary Magdalen, in the County of Norfolk. 33. An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in the several Parishes of Ramsey, Bury, Wislow, Warboys, Farceitt, Standground, and Water-newton, in the County of Huntingdon, and of Doddington in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cam- bridge. 34. An Act to enable the Commissioners for building Westminster Bridge, to widen the Street or Avenue lead- ing from Cockspur Street, to the Passage in Spring Garden, near Saint James's Park. 35. An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands lying in the South Level, Part of the Great Le- vel of the Fens, commonly called Bedford Level, be- tween Brandon River and Sams's Cut Drain ; and for impowering the Governor, Bailiffs, and Commonalty, of the Company of Conservators of the said Great Le- vel, to sell certain Lands within the said Limits, com- monly called Invested Lands, 36. An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands, Low Grounds and Commons, in the Townships or Hamlets of March and Wimblington, and in the Parish of Upwell, in the Isle of Ely, and County of Cambridge. 37. An Act for enlarging the Times limited for executing and performing several Provisions, Powers and Direc- tions, in certain Acts of this Session of Parliament. 38. An