The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-10 00:00:00

l'eligioa. have lately been published in great numbers. and at
very small prices ; and it is expedient that the same should
'be restrained : may it therefore please your Majesty that it
soar be enacted by tne•King's most excel'ent majesty. by
sad with the advice and consent •f the. Lords spiritual nail
tomporalorsidenionions to this present parliament as.einaded.
aid by the atinliority of the mine, that floss, aiid• utter tea
days afar the passing of this act. all paiiiphteu. and papers .
timbal ii iii g may pa hlic fleas, inteltilietice or occurrerc 5, tor
any remarks or übservatioos thereto:, of mauls any mutter is
church nr State. printed in any part of tlw United .Kingdom
for sale. sod published periodically, ur is pat ts or numbers,
•t intervals not exceeding, turtle ,otis days htdoeen tile
publication of any tut: sailk pamphlets air papers. parts Of
rusubers. where any of the said pampltlets, or ;tapers, parts
or IluMbeesr s,.reti►el.,siusllant esceed too sheets. mr 111411
be published tsar sale bar less than sixpence, reclusive
of the ditty by this act imposed thereon, shall be deemed
sod taken to be sew spittle's within the liar intent and
meaning of an act of pas batmen! passed in the thirty
eighth y ear of tlw reign of His present Majesty, initialed
en act fur 'accenting the mischiefs arising from the
planting and poblislitsig nestspapes a and papers old like
nature, lay pelsulis tidt Immo, and for reettlasing the
printing and potificatiou psiol (a 404 respects;
and of aesoth• r act of pdataineut, passed its the fifty•tittli
year of the rem.' of His present Majest), 'allotted au act
to provide fur the volley • and niatineeinetit of stamp
ditties nl pamphlet.. alinuesacks„ and newspapers, in
Ireland; and of dowdier ag.l p.u.rd is the fifty-filth year
of tile teigii of. His sirescid MAjrsity, intaittled ail art fin
repealing the Statile Office duller vs, ashes tismiaisto.
Manus ks,, riewspiipi 1., :old and silver plate, stage coach-
es, and 'teener' WI keeping stage commies, now payable
in tireat Blatant ; mot Oa graill.lo4 slew dunes in lien
thereof ; anal of an at t pas-e.l w the filly-sixth year of
Use reign eit His press-ill aiajrak,-, is/Waled an act to re.
peal alai sea, 141 stamp duties 111 eland, aid also several
acts foe she rim...clam and titaaagruirtit of the said dunes,
and to Waist otla slsalp dutits in lira tat rent ; mid to
wihke iiiiii e etreeinal regitlitt oat. tor aiid iii.
wising the said Mao s ; and all at atei at is of pdi-lianient
in force relating 10 newspapei, ; mid be sialljecl 10 siieli
god tile saute dull. ut stomps with such and toe .aiiir
alluvraiwes and dis.ci iiiii as newspapers p du. (Sleet
Britain is Masan it.pectisel),llol4- aiv subject nolo un-
der and by prune of the said recited acts ot pas anemia,
and shad be primed, published, and distributed under mid
subject to all sea u alai liar ru r., teoltuisins,
provisos..., ;email :cs, a d toile + arts, abate coiduined iu tale
said recited wets. or rob r of them, in is any miler act or
*mot" P ;,seal Braila or Ireland
'esp....level., madam; to aeospaiwis primed, punlishea,
dispeivei. ass made putitie In the United kingdom; mid the
said terrtril of Pas liatnen and all latter acts of Par-
liament now iii lance in (treat Britain air Ireland respeettsely,
relating so the ,irintihig, pulanshmq, darfring, or smiling
public so tireat lantana Of Ireland respectively. any news-
papers, so 111-1111.siniug so) lei:W..l'ons reiatioi thereto, nod
all the. l..usea, provnium, regulot ions, restrictions, pelialties,
sad f ileum's metros resiteelively somAued. soul sit force
at the piesiste if ibis al-1, haall (- “•.111 where the Wile m
be bj this tort) be pplied and put in fairer In relation
to aril sue b ii.im Odell; unit I. s Billed papers ataffilald. us hal)
add Mirclually as it all such clauses, revisions, regalatioiss
eristrietroiss, peualties, and forfediwes were respectively,
severally, trod separately se-roasted in and made port or
*wan ; and the said recited arts, and ails other such acts
Puiltatmeut as aforesaid, and this act, sholl, as to all the
purposes of carry an, this mei into extra, tttttt be coustrued
so ',tweet:
/Jerboas-two and three declare, that lie quantity of paper
IMO than al naehrr its/curt. am' II iu bresdili, shad he
aeon du sheet. and tont no curia or bloat leaf shall be
dreamed part of a pampolet.
IV. Anil be it farmer enacted, that all paraplifits and
rs containisig aity public news, intelligioce,ut occur
reties oar any such seamarks or (aloe. vas' as Mut esaid,
print eel for sale, and put,lished periodically, or in parts or
litureber s. at intervals esceeding twenty-sis days he' wren
any two such painplaleis or papers, pasts or hers, and
which sand pamphlets papers, parts or err levee-
lively, shall hot exem:d two sheets, or which shall be pub-
lished for sale al* less place tlwusnxprnce, shall ire Mai
published ou the fist day of every calendar month, or
orithiu two da ya before ur alter that day, and at aui
time; and that if soy person ur pa twins *ball lost publish
Or Cause to be published any midi painphiet, paper, part
or oatither AlMesaid,un may other day or time, ha ur they
shall forfeit tor evcry such Armee the ruin of Meaty

pound..
V. Aud tie it fusilier enacted, that upon every pamphlet
or paper coutasuing any public news, intelligence or oc-
currences. or guy fenduks or observiitious the' ertioor true
m
nay matter in chinch or Mali, printed in soy ;tart of
trailed Kingdom lot sale, and published pet ivanrahv, or
• parts Of bees, at ihtartals not ascot diug as itity-
ais days bet wrest the publication of any tau such peat-
plikto or papers, parts in aundiets, and upon every part
OT number thereof, shall be rioted the full ;nice at a Melt
every such pamphlet, popes, 'mart, us- tier shad tie
published for sale, and 441.0 Ilse tray w Welt slit 141/11:
sorb
is
brat published ; and if say person shall publethe said place
any
pamplile t, paper, part, tier, wihutit
awl day hems printed thereon, or it ally prison shall at
any thus willtiff two mood's alter the day of psiblicatioit
Printed diet mut as aforesaid, bell ur eopose to sale any
;itch pamphlet, paper, pail aide bun or ally pot Imo us
part of such pamphlet, palter 117111 or her,
which the fitter so printed as aforesaid -hall be diluter,
or above that sum, ler a less price that' the suds of six
pence, every such wont shall fur every such Wiener fur
feel aid pay she isms of twenty pounds.
VI. Provided always, and be it !ladle enacted, that
nothing its this act contented shall extend or be cOlibbund
to esti aid to suliject arty prison publishing any pamphlet
or paper to ass) pool.) fur au) alluwauce ill place matte
by the peisou tar whom mid on whose behalf, assist tut
'ulnae tomtit, befit-lit, or adrantage, the same shall hare
beru first published, to any bualsseller or distrimittn, us-
other person to whom tut bilee shall be sold for the pur-
• pose of retailing she amine.
VII. And be It bullies enacted, that all pamphlets and
papers which ate by thisaetdrelancal to lee sub eel Its the
*tamp dunes upon Heti puiscrb, shall he treed and
charged tTolli all she Patellae 111111C11 0114 reglllilllolo. dis-
Wiled its any eel la 1.41.11410e111 Is WWI to paluphleti.
Vale A•l4s be U tut slier 41111C1C. Mel 110 pt•lbull. from
and rites (hasty days atter the puoiug sit ibis set, shall
it or warmth fur sale, any newspaper, or any pamphlet
or other paper cuutaluiug puy public near, inielligruce,