Department, fhall be vefted in the Commiffioners for Affairs of Barracks, in truft for His Majefty for publick Purposes. On the fame Terms as fuch purtenances to the fame refpectively belonging (other than and except fuch Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments as may be of Copyhold Tenure); and from and after the Purchase and Conveyance, Grant or Demife thereof, all other Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments which fhall at any Time or Times hereafter be purchased by the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks for the Time being, or by any other Person or Perfons by their Order for the Service of the Barrack Department; and all Erections and Buildings which now are or which fhall hereafter be erected and built thereon, with the Rights, Members, Eafements, and Appurtenances to the fame refpectively belonging, fhall be and become and remain and continue vefted in the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks for the Time being, and their Succeffors in the faid Office, according to the Nature and Quality, and Eftate and Intereft of and in the fame Hereditaments and Premifes refpectively; and that upon the Death, Refignation, or Removal of the prefent Com miffioners, or any or either of them, or of any future Commiffioner or Commiffioners, all fuch Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments refpectively (other than and except as aforefaid) fhall be come vested in and be held by the fucceeding Commiffioners, and fo in perpetual Succeffion according to the Nature and Quality, and Eftate and Intereft of and in the fame respectively, in truft for His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, for the Service of the Barrack Department, or for fuch other publick Service or Services as His Majefty, His Heirs and Succeffors, fhall from Time to Time be pleafed to direct. II. Provided always, That nothing herein contained fhall be conftrued to veft the faid Premifes upon other Terms with refpect to Premifes are now former Proprietors, than thofe on which the fame are now vested in the Perfon holding the fame in truft for His Majefty. held. Commiffioners, Treafury, may fell Purchase Money III. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commiffioners for the Time being, with the Confent and Approba tion of the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury, or any Three or more of them, (fuch Confent and Approbation to be cer tified by one of the Secretaries to the faid Lords Commiffioners by Writing under his Hand) to fell and difpofe of any of the Mef fuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments which fhall be vested in the faid Commiffioners for the Time being, with their refpective Appurtenances, either by publick Auction or private Contract, and in due Form of Law to convey, affign, and make over the fame to any Perfon or Perfons who fhall be willing to purchase, the fame refpec tively, making the Firft Offer to the Perfon, his Heirs or Affigus, having adjoining Lands, of whom the fame were first purchased or taken in truft for His Majefty. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Monies to arife and be produced by the Sale of any of the faid Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments which fhall be fold under the Provifions of this prefent Act, fhall be paid by the refpective Purchafer or Purchafers thereof into the Bank of England, and shall be there placed to the Account of the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks for the Time being, or to fuch other Account in the Bank of England, as the Lords Commiffioners of His Majefty's Treafury for the Time being, or any Three or more of them, fhall direct, and the Receipt of of any one of the Cafhiers of the Bank of England for fuch Monies shall effectually difcharge the Purchafer or Purchafers by whom or on whose Account the fame fhall be fo paid into the Bank of England. Commiffioners may bring and defend Actions. V. And be it further enacted, That it fhall be lawful for the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks for the Time being, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to bring, profecute, maintain, or defend any Action or Suit in refpect of or in relation to any Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments by this Act vested in them as aforefaid, or of any Trefpafs committed thereon, or Damage or Injury done thereto; and alfo in refpect of or in relation to any Furniture, Stores, or other Articles, Matters, or Things, or any Goods or Chattels whatever belonging to the Barrack Department or in the Cuftody or Charge of, or ufed by any Officer of the Barrack Department, or Perfon employed therein; and alfo for the Breach of Non-performace of any or in refpect of or in relation to' any Contract or Agreement made by any Perfon or Persons whatever for the Service of the Barrack Department, or any other Matter or Thing relating to any of the Affairs under the Management or Controul of the faid Commiffioners; and in every fuch Action or Suit, the faid Commiffioners for the Time being fhall be called the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks, without naming them or either of them; and no fuch Suit fhall abate by the Death, Refignation, or Removal of fuch Commiffioners; any Thing in any Act or Acts of Parliament, or Law or Laws to the contrary notwithtanding. VI. And be it further enacted, That whenever any Accounts or Commiffioners, other Matters or Things relating to any Bufinefs or other Subjects or Tranfactions under the Management of the Commiffioners for the Affairs of Barracks fhall be refused to be verified by any Oath or Affidavit of any Perfon or Perfons, it fhall be lawful for the faid Commiffioners of Affairs of Barracks, or any one of them, or any Infpector General of Barracks, or Affiftant Infpector General of Barracks, or for any Juftice of the Peace or Magiltrate to adminifter an Oath and take an Affidavit in that Behalf. &c. may adminifter Oaths, Commitioner fhall, from Time to Tine, be rested in new VII. And be it further enacted, That all Monies which fhall at Money standing any Time hereafter ftand or remain at the Time of the Death or Re-in Name of Fist fignation or quitting of Office of any First Commiffioner of the Affairs of Barracks in the Bank of England in the Name of fuch First Com. miffioner, fhall forthwith vest in the other Commiffionets, or Commiffioner, if no more than one, for the Affairs of Barracks for the Time being; and from and after the Appointment of another Firft Commiffioner all fuch Money fhall forthwith veft in fuch First Commiffioner, and fo from Time to Time in Succeffion. CA P. CXXIII. An Act for the Difcharge of Debtors in Execution for fmall [30th June 1808.] WHEREAS it might tend greatly to the Relief of certain Debtors in Execution for Smail Debts, and at the fame Time ⚫ occafion no material Prejudice to Trade and publick Credit if fuch Debtors fhould, after a limited Period of Imprifonment, be allowed the Benefit of a Discharge therefrom, the Creditors at whofe Suit they were fo in Execution being at the fame Time authorized to Ee 4 • take Commiffioners. Perfons having a Year in Execution on Record or not, take out other Writs of Execution against the Land and Goods of 'fuch Debtors, or to use other Remedy for the Satisfaction of their • Debts, as if the Perfons of fuch Debtors had never been taken in Execution;' be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after lain in Prifon for the paffing of this Act, all Perfons in Execution upon any Judgment in whatsoever Court the fame may have been obtained, and whether fuch Court be or be not a Court of Record, for any Debt or Damages not exceeding the Sum of Twenty Pounds, exclufive of the Cofts recovered by fuch Judgment, and who fhall have lain in Prifon thereupon for the Space of Twelve fucceffive Calendar Months next before the Time of their Application to be difcharged as here, in-after mentioned, fhall and may, upon his, her, or their Application for that Purpofe in Term-time made to fome One of His Majefty's fuperior Courts of Record at Welminster, to the Satisfaction of fuch Court, be forthwith discharged out of Cuftody, as to fuch Execution by the Rule or Order of fuch Court: Provided always, that in the Cafe of any fuch Application being made to be difcharged out of Execution upon a Judgment obtained in any of His Majesty's fuperior Courts of Record at Westminster, fuch Application fhall be made to fuch One of thofe Courts only, wherein fuch Judgment fhall have been obtained, and that whether the Perfon fo in Execu tion shall then be actually detained in the Gaol or Prison of the fame Court, or fhall then stand committed on Habeas Corpus to the Gaol or Prison of another Court: Provided always, that if it shall happen that any fuch Difcharge fhall have been unduly or fraudulently ob tained upon any falfe Allegation of Circumstances, which if true might have entitled the Prifoner to be discharged by virtue of this Act, fuch Prifoner fhall, upon the fame being made appear to the Satisfaction of the Court by whofe Rule or Order the faid Prifoner had been fo difcharged, be liable to be again taken in Execution and remanded to his former Cuftody by the Rule or Order of the fame Court: Provided alfo, that no Sheriff, Gaoler, or other Perfon whatsoever fhall be liable as for the Efcape of any fuch Prifoner in refpect of his Enlargement during fuch Time as he fhall have been at large, by means of fuch his undue Diícharge as aforefaid: Provided always, that for and notwithstanding the Discharge of any Debtor or Debtors by virtue of this Act, the Judgment whereupon any fuch Debtor or Debtors was or were taken or charged in Execution, fhall nevertheless continue and remain in full Force to all Intents and Purpoles, except as to the taking in Execution the Perfon or Perfons of fuch Debtor or Debtors thereupon, as is herein-after provided: And that it fhall and may be lawful for the Creditor or Creditors, at whose Suit fuch Debtor or Debtors had been, was, or were fo taken or charged in Execution, to take out all fuch Execution or Executions on every fuch Judgment against the Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, Goods, and Chattels of any fuch Debtor or Debtors (other than and except the neceffary Wearing Apparel and Bedding of and for him, her, or them, and for his, her, or their Family, and the neceffary Tools for his, her, or their Trade or Occupation, not exceeding the Value of Ten Pounds in the Whole); or to bring any fuch Action or Actions on any fuch Judgment against such Debtor of Debtors Perfons fraudulently obtaining Difcharge may be re-taken in Execution, &c. Such Difcharge no Efcape. Eftate of the Debtors fo difcharged fhall remain liable. Except Debtors refpectively, or to bring any fuch Action or ufe any fuck II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act fhall not extend or be conftrued to extend to thofe Parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which are commonly called Ireland and Scotland. CA P. CXXIV. An Act for continuing the Premiums allowed to Ships employed in the Southern Whale Fishery. [30th June 1808. "Premiums fhall be allowed to Sixteen Ships under Regulations of "Acts 35 G. 3. c. 92. and 38 G. 3. c. 57.—§ 1. 300l. Premiums for "Eight Ships clearing out between 1 January and 31 December 1809, and Two fucceeding Years. §2. (As under 2. of 45 G. 3. c. 96.) "4col. Premiums for Four other Ships. § 3. (As under $3.of 45 G. 3. "c.96.) Premiums for Ten other Ships, viz. Cool. to the First, and "500l. to the other Nine. § 4. (As under $4. of 45 G. 3. c. 96.) "Apprentices protected. § 5. (As § 5. of 45 G. 3. c. 96.) Benefits "of Acts 35 & 38 G. 3. extended to Ships returning from the "Filhery to Ports in Ireland. § 6. (As § 6. of 45 G. 3. c. 96.)" CA P. CXXV. An Act to permit the Importation of Rice, Grain, and Flour W ing the Trade between the Subjects of His Majefly's Colonies and Plantalions in North America, and in the Weft India Iflands, and the Countries belonging to the United States of America, and between His Majelly's faid Subjects and the Foreign Islands in the Weft Indies, it is enacted, that it hall and may be lawful in certain Cafes for 'any Governors, &c. of 45 G. 3. c. 57. Rice, Grain, and Four may be imported into any of the Free Ports of the Weft any of the Governors of Provinces in British North America, therein enumerated, with the Advice and Confent of their re fpective Councils, to authorize the Importation of certain Ar ticles for a limited Time, from any of the Territories belonging to the United States of America, for the Supply of the Inhabitants of the faid Provinces refpectively: And whereas it is expedient that the Importation of fuch Articles fhould be allowed for the Purpofe of fupplying other of His Majefty's Colonies than are therein mentioned; Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful for any of the Governors, Lieutenant Governors or Commanders in Chief for the Time being, of the Provinces of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick, or of the Islands of Cape Breton or Saint John's, with the Advice and Confent of their refpective Councils, to authorize the Importa tion of the Articles enumerated in the faid recited Act for a limited Time, from any of the Territories, of the United States of America, for the Purpofe of the fame being re-exported to any other of His Majefty's Colonies or Plantations. II. And whereas it is provided by an A&t passed in the Fortyfifth Year of His prefent Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Aŭ to confolidate and extend the feveral Laws now in force, for allowing the Importation and Exportation of certain Goods and Merchandize, into and from certain Ports in the West Indies, that certain Articles therein enumerated may be imported into the feveral Ports therein named, from Foreign Colonies in the ' Indies, and it is expedient that the Permiffion for fuch Importation fhould be extended,' be it enacted, That in addition to the Articles enumerated in the faid Act, it fhall be lawful to import, under the like Authority, Reftrictions, Rules, Regulations, Penalties, and Forfeitures provided in the faid recited Act, the Articles of Rice, Grain of all Sorts, and Indies, &c. under Flour, from any Colonies or Plantations in America, belonging to or under the Dominion of any Foreign Eurpean Sovereign or State, into any of the Free Ports in Colonies or Plantations belonging to His Majefty in the Weft Indies, which are particularly named in the faid Act, or in another Act paffed in the Forty-feventh Year of His Majefty, refpecting the Port of Amfterdam in the Ifland of Curacca, in any Foreign Ship, Schooner, or other Foreign Vefiel whatever, not having more than One Deck, and being manned and navigated by Ferfons inhabiting any of the faid Colonies or Plantations belonging to any Foreign Sovereign or State. recited Act, and 47 G. 3. t. 2. c. 34. CA P. CXXVI. An Act to permit Goods fecured in Warehouses in the Port of London to be removed to the Out-Ports for Exportation to any Part of Europe; for empowering His Majefty to direct that Licences which His Majefty is authorized to grant under His Sign Manual may be granted by One of the Principal Secretaries of State; and for enabling His Majefty to permit the Exportation of Goods in Veffels of lefs Burthen than are now allowed by Law; during the prefent Hoftilities, and until |