Sir James Dashwood, Bart. Sir Simeon Stewart, Bart. Right Hon. Tho. Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley; a Privy Councellor; Chief Juftice in Eyre of his Majefty's forefts North of Trent; High Steward of Bewdley, in Worcestershire, &c. His Lordfhip was born January 30, 1744, and fucceeded his father, George Lord Lyttelton, Aug. 22, 1773. He took his feat in Parliament the fucceeding feffion, and has been diftinguished as a very eloquent fpeaker. He married June 26, 1772, Apphia, daughter of Broome Witts, Efq; of Chipping-Norton, in Oxfordshire, and widow of Jofeph Peach, Efq; late Governor of Calcutta, in the Eaft Indies; but dying without iffue, the title is extinct. The prefent reprefentative of the family of Lyttelton,

Lyttelton fixth fon of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bart, deceased, and uncle to the late Thomas Lord Lyttelton, created a peer of Ireland, July 21, by the title of Lord Westcote, of Balamore, in the county of Longford.

The Hon. Mrs. Hamilton, daughter of Sir John Home, Bart. and mother of the Counteffes Morton and Selkirk, &c.

Right Hon. William Sinclair, Earl of Caithness, and Lord Be riendale. He is fucceeded in Barony and estate by his eldeft fon John Lord Beriendale, Major in the 76th regiment, now in America.

Dec. Sir Thomas Samwell, Bt. The Right Hon. Lady Catherine Noel, daughter of the late Earl of Gainsborough.

The Right Hon. Lady Seaforth. Hon. Byffe Molefworth, youngeft fon of Robert Lord Viscount Molefworth.

The Duchefs Dowager of Gor

don.

Sir Robert Pringle, Bart. Right Hon. Auguftus John Harvey, Earl of Briftol, Lord Harvey, and a Vice Admiral of the Blue. Dying without iffue, the title devolves to his brother the Lord Bishop of Derry in Ireland.

PRICES

PRICES OF STOCKS, FOR THE YEAR 1779.

N. B. The highest and lowest Prices which such Stock bore during the

January. {1971 130370

S. Sea 13 per Ct. 3 per Ct./3 P new An. Ind. An. Reduc. Conf

courfe of any Month, is put down of pofite to that Month.

601

59

1101143 70

60

09

573

19

591

March.

140

58

64

153

635

611/

601

60

April.

5672 631 641

59

64 651

May.

15121

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63

583 632 63

59 621 621

634

June.

106 14170

58%

60

561

59

60

July.

109 138 69

59% 60 60% 593

345

57% 60%

60

Auguft.

139

611/ 601

581

$19

09

62

Septemb.

62

October.

109

60

611

57

55885

62

611

614

617

611

611

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62

60

59

635

622

61.

64

62

624

648

641

631

634

64

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61

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三三

Abstract of the late Act for altering the Duty on Houses aud Servants.

T

HE preamble recites, that the duties granted last feffion of Parliament on inhabited houfes, not bearing a proper proportion to each other, and the payment being greatly evaded, the duties paid by that act are therefore repealed.

The duties now impofed, in lieu of the former, took place on the 5th of July, and are as under:

On all dwelling-houses, with the offices, courts, yards, and gardens, worth of yearly rent from 51. to 201. fix-pence in the pound. From 20l. to 401. nine-pence in the pound.

From 40l. a year upwards, one fhilling in the pound,

Gardens, not exceeding one acre of land, are within the limits of taxation with the house.

All fhops and warehouses attached to, or communicating with dwelling-houses, are to be charged with the respective houfes; excepting warehoufes and buildings adjoining to wharfs, occupied by perfons carrying on the bufinefs of wharfingers, whofe dwellinghoufes only are to be charged.

No warehouses, being diftinct buildings, and not parcels of dwelling-houses, though they may thougrations

them, are chargeable,

Houses, in which there is only a fervant, or other perfon refiding to take care of them, are not confidered as inhabited.

Where houfes lett in different apartments, the landlord is chargeable as the occupier.

Halls and offices belonging to perfons or bodies corporate, and chargeable with other taxes or parifh rates, are fubject to these duties.

With regard to fervants, no affeffment is to be impeached for any mistake in the names of fervants, provided the perfons intended are fervants to the perfons affeffed.

Perfons, who have different places of refidence, are to declare under their hands, when called upon, the number of fervants they mean to pay for at their respective habitations; which lifts are to be tranfmitted,

Perfons making falfe returns of their fervants are subject to a penalty of 401.

and fets forth, that by the faid act no person shall be held to fpecial bail upon any procefs iffued out of any fuperior court, where the caufe of action fhall not amount to the fum of ten pounds, or upwards; nor out of any inferior court, where the caufe of action fhall not amount to the fum of forty fhillings, or upwards.

It further recites, that the power of arreft and imprisonment on raefne procefs, iffuing out of fuch inferior court, where the caufe of action does not amount to ten pounds, is found by experience to be attended with much oppreffion to great numbers of his Majefty's fubjects; for remedy whereof, it enacts, that from the paffing of this act, no perfon fhall be arrested or held to fpecial bail, upon any procefs iffuing out of any inferior court, where the caufe of action fhall not amount to ten pounds, or upwards; but the like copies of procefs fhall be ferved, and the like proceedings had thereupon in fuch inferior court, as are directed to be had, by the said recited act, in fuch inferior court, in all cafes where the caufe of action fhall not

amount to the fun of forty fhil.

tricts and jurifdictions as authorife the arreft and imprisonment of defendants, where the caufe of action amounts to lefs than ten pounds, be repealed.

That, in cafe of final judgment obtained in any inferior court, the certificate of the Judge of fuch inferior court to the fuperior court at Westminster shall enable such fuperior courts to iffue writs of execution to take the perfon and effects of the defendant out of the jurifdiction of fuch inferior court.

It also enacts, that on a judgement in an inferior court, where the damages are under ten pounds, before any execution fhall be ftayed by writ of error, the defendant fhall give fecurity to profecute his writ of error with effect.

And then enacts, that no cause fhall be removed by Habeas Corpus, unless the defendant fhall enter into recognizance for payment of the debt and cofts.

Abstract of the late A&t passed to prevent Smuggling.

FTER the first of Auguft,

A a penalty of 300l. is laid on

any mafter of a fhip coming from abroad, having more than 100lb. of tea on board, (not being an Eaft-India fhip) or more than 100 gallons of foreign, fpirits in cafks under 60 gallons (besides two gallons for each feaman on board.)

Foreign fpirits imported from any part of Europe, in a vessel containing lefs than 60 gallons, are forfeited, with the ship, furniture, &c.

When any tea, coffee, or goods liable to forfeiture, is found on board

board any fhip coming from foreign parts, at anchor, or hovering within two leagues of the coaft, the ship, if not above 200 tons, is forfeited, with her furniture, &c.

Every person who fhall fell coffee, tea, cocoa-nuts, or make or fell chocolate, muft paint over his door, dealer in coffee, &c.' on penalty of zool.

Every importer or dealer in fo reign fpirits, muft paint over his door, importer of or dealer in foreign fpirits,' on penalty of 50l. Every dealer in tea, foreign fpirits, &c. who fhall buy any of the faid goods of any perfon that

has not the words aforefaid over his door, is liable to an additional penalty of 100l.

Every perfon, not a dealer, who fhall buy any tea, fpirits, &c. of any perfon that has not the words aforefaid over his door, will forfeit

All foreign thread-lace imported after the firft of Auguft to be marked at each end at the Custom Houfe; and perfons poffeffed of foreign lace may have it marked at the nearest Custom House, making oath that the duties were paid.

All foreign thread-lace found in this kingdom after the first of February next, not marked, will be forfeited. And any perfon counterfeiting the mark, or that fhall fell or have in his cuftody lace with a counterfeit mark, will forfeit 100l. and be adjudged to ftand in the pillory two hours and their aiders, abetters, and affiftants, will be liable to the fame fine and punishment.

;

Abstract of an Act for laying a Duty on Poft-Horfes, c. which

commenced on Tuesday the 6th of

July.

ON

N and after the 6th day of July, every perfon going poft is to pay the duty of a penny per mile for each horfe fo hired to the inn-keeper, poft-mafter, or other perfon letting fuch horfes, who at the fame time is to deliver to him a Stamp-office ticket, expreffing the number of horfes and miles he has paid for, and the day of the month this ticket is to be left at the firft turnpike the traveller comes to, otherwife the turnpikeman must not let him pafs till he has paid him eighteen-pence for each horfe for fuch his neglect, which money the turnpike-man may keep for his own use.

Every perfon who hires horfes by the day, or for less than a day, is to pay the duty of one penny per mile for each horfe to the innkeepers, poft-mafters, or other perfon who lets the fame, before they are ufed, provided the diftance he is going is declared at the time of hiring; but if the distance is not declared, then he is to pay one fhilling for each horfe he hires, and is to receive likewife a Stampoffice ticket, expreffing the number of horfes, and having the words for a day' printed thereon, and is likewife to declare whether he intends to return the fame day; in which cafe the innkeeper, &c. is to write upon the ticket to return;' and if he actually does return before twelve o'clock at night, then fuch money is to be returned to him by the inn-keeper, poft-mafter, or other perfon, who received the fame.

Mem.