sign, and give a Judgment and Decree against the Goods and Persons of the Principal and Sureties, or any of them, in any such Recognizance, for any such Rent or Sum as such Assistant Barrister or Chairman shall adjudge to be due to the Person or Persons on whose Behalf such Distress shall have been made, at the Time when such Distress was made, whether such Rent or Arrears shall or shall not exceed the Sum of Ten Pounds, with reasonable Costs of Suit, to be paid to such Person or Persons; and if it shall appear to such Assistant Barrister or Chairman, upon such Trial and Examination as aforesaid, that no Rent or Arrears of Rent were due at the Time of such Distress, or that no more Rent was due than was ascertained by the Magistrates upon the Hearing of the Complaint at the Petty Sessions aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for such Assistant Barrister or Chairman, and he is hereby authorized and required, to sign a Decree of Dismiss against the Party on whose Behalf such Distress was made, with reasonable Costs of Suit, to be levied on his Person or Goods, and to be paid to the Person who obtained such Order of Replevin and Deliverance, in manner hereinbefore directed by this Act.

XI. And be it further enacted, That in case either of the Persons so being in the Nature of Plaintiff or Defendant or Avowant in Replevin as aforesaid shall think himself or themselves aggrieved by the Judgment, Decision, or Decree of any Assistant Barrister or Chairman of the Sessions, it shall and may be lawful for any such Party to appeal to the next going Judge of Assize for the County, City, or Town within or for which such Quarter Sessions shall be held, or within the County of Dublin, to the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench or Common Pleas, or to the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, or other Judge of Nisi Prius for the City of Dublin, in like Manner as Appeals may by Law be made in Civil Bill Cases; and it shall be lawful for such Judge of Assize, and he is hereby authorized, empowered, and required to try and determine the Matter of such Appeal, and the Decision of such Judge shall be final and conclusive in the particular Case upon all Parties.

XII. Provided always, and be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful to appeal from any such Decision, Judgment, or Decree of any such Assistant Barrister or Chairman as aforesaid, unless the Party intending to appeal shall give Security forthwith, or within Twenty four Hours next after such Decision, Judgment, or Decree shall be given, to the Satisfaction of the Assistant Barrister or Chairman whose Decision or Decree shall be sought to be contravened, duly to prosecute such Appeal, and to bring the Matter at Issue to a final Hearing before the next going Judge. of Assize or other Judge as aforesaid.

XIII. Provided also, and be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any Person to proceed under the Authority of this Act in any Case where an Ejectment shall have been brought for the Nonpayment of the Rent distrained for, previous to Complaint having been made under this Act to the Magistrates at their Petty Sessions as aforesaid; any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.

XIV. Pro

Appeal from

Decree of As

sistant Bar

rister.

On such Appeal the Appellant shall give Security.

No Proceedings under this Act in case of Ejectment previous to Com plaint.

Act shall not extend to

&c.

XIV. Provided also, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to any Crown Rents, Distress made for any Crown Rent, Quit Rent, Composition Rent, Chief Rent, or Fee Farm Rent whatever, nor to any Distress for any Rent payable under any Lease, Demise, or Contract for ever, or for Lives renewable for ever, or for Nine hundred and ninety nine Years.

́ § I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

CAP. LXX.

An Act for enabling His Majesty to raise the Sum of Five hundred thousand Pounds by Exchequer Bills, and for appropriating the Supplies granted in this Session of Par[2d July 1827.]

liament.

The Treasury may raise 500,000l. by Exchequer Bills, in like Manner as prescribed by 48 G. 3. c. 1.

per

Diem.

The Clauses, &c. in that Act extended to this Act.
Exchequer Bills to be paid out of the Supplies for next Session.
To bear an Interest not exceeding 3d. per Cent.
And to be current at the Exchequer after April 5, 1828.
The Bank of England may advance not exceeding 500,000l. on the
Credit of Exchequer Bills raised under this Act.

The Treasury may direct Exchequer Bills to be made out in like
Manner as is prescribed by 48 G.3. c. 1. which shall be charged upon
the Supplies herein granted, and payable on Fourteen Days Notice.
Clauses, &c. in that Act extended to this Act.

Exchequer Bills to bear Interest at 34d. per Cent.
per Diem.
And be current at the Exchequer after the End of Four Months from
their Date.

The Bank may advance not exceeding 4,000,000l. on the Credit of
this Act.

Monies coming into the Exchequer by c. 1. ante,- €10,000,000 by Exchequer Bills under c. 2. ante, - Monies coming into the Exche quer by c. 7. ante, and by c. 16. ante,-£13,800,000 by Exchequer Bills under c. 41. ante, all Monies coming into the Exchequer by c. 42. ante, and also the said £500,000 by Exchequer Billsshall be applied as hereinafter expressed.

XIII. £6,125,850 0 7

955,500 0 0

624,000 0 0

184,107 11 7

158,728 5 8

560,000 0 0

926,062 0 0
40,000 0

53,137 9 11

-

For Naval Services for the Year 1827, (that is to sav,)

For Wages of 30,000 Men, in-7

cluding 9,000 Royal Marines,

at 21. 9s. per Man, per Month. For 13 Months. For Victuals for 30,000 Men, at

17. 12s. per Man, per Month.

For Salaries of Officers and the contingent Ex-
pences of the Admiralty, Navy Pay, Navy, and
Victualling Offices.

For Ditto of His Majesty's Yards at Home.
For Wages to Artificers and Labourers in Ditto.
For Timber and other Materials.

For Pilotage and other Contingencies.

For Salaries of Officers and contingent Expences of Foreign Yards.

70,385 8 6 Ditto

Ditto

of Victualling Yards.

XIV.

6,511 7 3 For Salaries of Officers and contingent Expences of Royal Naval College, and School for Naval Architecture.

220,000 0 0 8,153,228 19 4

3,155,596 12 6
136,322 5 4

For Wages to Officers, Ship Keepers, and Men of
Vessels in Ordinary.

For Victuals for Ditto, also to Officers and Men
borne on the Hulks and small Vessels.
For Hire of Packets.

For building Ships at Bombay.
For Half Pay to Naval Officers.

For Superannuations, Pensions, and Allowances
to Naval Officers, their Widows and Relatives.
For Bounty to Chaplains.

For Widows and Orphans on the Compassionate
List.

For Deficiency in the Funds for Relief of Widows
of Commissioned and Warrant Officers.
For Widows of Marine Officers.

For Deficiency in the Funds for Out-Pensioners of
Greenwich Hospital.

For Medical Establishments.
For Superannuations to Commissioners, &c. and
Allowances in lieu of Half Pay to Naval Officers
formerly employed in Naval Departments.
For Repairs and Improvements in the Dock Yards.
For Provisions for Troops, &c. on Foreign Sta-
tions, and for the Convict Service, and the
Value of Rations for Troops to be embarked
on board Ships of War and Transports.

For Transport Service.

For Land Forces for 1827; and other Services
hereafter more particularly mentioned ; (that is
to say,)

For the Forces in the United Kingdom, and
Stations Abroad (except the East Indies).
For General and Staff Officers, and Officers of
Hospitals serving in the United Kingdom, and
on Foreign Stations (except India).

111,655 7 1 For Allowances to the principal Officers, &c. of
Public Departments in Great Britain and Ire-
land, their Deputies and Clerks, and contingent
Expences.

17,777 14 6 153,148 2 0 32,159 9 1

For Medicines and Surgical Materials for the Land Forces, and for certain Hospital Contingencies. For Volunteer Corps in Great Britain and Ireland. For Four Troops of Dragoons and Twenty Companies of Foot stationed in Great Britain for recruiting the Corps employed in the Territorial Possessions of the East India Company. 148,226 7 6 For the Pay of General Officers not being Colonels

36,272 1 7

725,200 0 0

44,844 12 6

of Regiments.

For Garrisons at Home and Abroad.

For Half Pay to reduced Officers.

For Allowances to reduced and retired Officers.

XV.

£104,100 0 0 For Half Pay and reduced Allowances to Officers of disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pensions to wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to Widows and Children of deceased Foreign Officers.

48,326 4 9 For In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals.

1,312,917 10 11
118,000 0 0

135,868 16 8
193,063 13 9

For Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital.

For Full Pay for reduced, retired, and unattached
Officers.

For Pensions to Widows of Officers.

For Allowances on the Compassionate List, of
Allowances as of His Majesty's Bounty, and
Pensions to Officers for Wounds.

54,193 12 2 For Allowances, Compensations, and Emoluments,
in the Nature of Superannuation or retired Al-
lowances to Persons formerly belonging to
Public Departments in the United Kingdom.
For Exchequer Fees in Great Britain for Issues on
Army Services.

33,000 0 0

292,716 13 1

850,000 0 0
449,839 15 11
48,476 0 0

9,255 0 0

38,221 0 0

For Disembodied Militia of the United Kingdom.
For Extraordinary Expences of the Army.
For the Commissariat Department.

For Salaries to the Lieutenant General, Principal
Officers, and Clerks of the Office of Ordnance
at the Tower and Pall Mall.

For Salaries to the Departments of the Office of
Ordnance at Woolwich.

For Salaries to the Civil Establishments of the
Ordnance at the Home and Foreign Stations.
3,780 0 0 For Master Gunners at the Garrisons and Bat-
teries in Great Britain, Guernsey, and Jersey.
71,725 0 0 For the Corps of Royal Engineers, Sappers, and
Miners; and for the Instruction of Sappers and
Miners for Great Britain and the Colonies.
For the Royal Regiment of Artillery for Great
Britain.

259,136 0 0

29,042 0 0

For the Brigade of Royal Horse Artillery, and Rocket and Riding Troop for Great Britain. 1,241 O 0 For the Director General of the Field Train, and the Field Train Department.

7,954 0 0 For the Medical Establishment of the Military Department of the Ordnance.

4,045 0 0 For the Establishment of the Civil Officers, Pro-
fessors, and Masters of the Military Academy
at Woolwich.

106,436 0 0 For the Extraordinaries of the Office of Ordnance,
after deducting 208,000l. for Sales of old
Stores, Savings, and unexpended Sums of
former Grants, and for Rents received.
For Services performed by the Office of Ordnance,
and not provided for by Parliament in 1826.
For the Office of Ordnance in Ireland, after de-
ducting 7,000l. for Sums unexpended upon for-

4,652 0 0

120,456 0 0

mer

XVI.

mer Grants, Sales of old Stores, and for Rents

received.

£313,069 0 0 For the Office of Ordnance in Great Britain and Ireland on account of Allowances to superannuated, retired, and Half-pay Officers; to superannuated and disabled Men and Pensioners; also for Pensions to Widows and Children of deceased Officers late belonging to the several Ordnance Military Corps.

45,364 0 0 For Allowances, Compensations, and Emoluments in the Nature of superannuated or retired Allowances to Persons late belonging to the Office of Ordnance in Great Britain and Ireland, in respect of their having held any Public Offices or Employments of a Civil Nature, and for Widows Pensions.

115,249 0 0 For the Barrack Department in Great Britain, after deducting 19,8821. for condemned Stores, Rents of Canteens, &c.

117,077 0 0 For Ditto in Ireland, after deducting 8,1707. for Savings of former Grants, condemned Stores, Rents of Canteens, &c.

135,205 0 0

217,489 0 0

For the Military Store Branch for Great Britain,
Ireland, and the Colonies.

For Military Works and Buildings in the Colonies,
transferred from the Army Extraordinaries and
Colonial Departments.

2,100 0 0 For Sums to be paid at the Treasury and at the Exchequer for Fees on the Amount of the Ordnance Estimates.

500,000 0 O XVII. 23,200,000 0 0

XVIII.

XIX.

XX.

For additional Expences of the Forces in Portugal.
For discharging Exchequer Bills, charged on the
Supplies of the Years 1826 and 1827, remaining
unpaid or unprovided for.

593,200 0 0 For Ditto, issued pursuant to 57 G.3. c.34. 58 G.3.
c. 45. and 1 G. 4. c. 60., for carrying on Public
Works and Fisheries in the United Kingdom,
and for building additional Churches.

For the Charge of Civil and Military Establishments for the Year 1827,

(that is to say,)

3,040 0 0

5,100 0 0

Bahama Islands.

Nova Scotia.

10,645 0 0

New Brunswick.