territories belonging to the said United States, by British subjects, and in British-built ships, owneď by His Majesty's subjects, and navigated according to law, and which within the space of nine months previous to the time of such importation, have cleared out from some port of the United Kingdom of Great Britain or Ireland, or other His Majesty's dominions in Europe, for which purpose a licence shall have been granted by the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in England or Scotland, or the Commissioners of His Majesty's Revenue in Ireland, or any other person or persons who may be duly authorised in that kingdom respectively, in the manner and form herein-after mentioned; which licence shall continue and be in force for nine calendar months from the day of the date upon which such licence is respectively granted, and no longer; provided that no such licence as aforesaid, granted after the thirtieth day of September next, shall be of any force or effect and His Royal Highness is hereby further pleased to order, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, and by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, that the master or person having the charge or command of any ship or vessel to whom such licence shall be granted, shall, upon the arrival of the said ship or vessel at the port, harbour, or place in the said Island of Newfoundland where he shall discharge such bread, flour, Indian corn, and live stock, deliver up the said licence to the Collector or other proper Officer of the Customs there, having first indorsed on the back of such licence the marks, numbers, and contents of each package of bread, flour, Indian corn, and the number of live stock, under the penalty of the forfeiture in the said Act mentioned; and the Collector or other proper Officer of the Customs at Newfoundland, is hereby enjoined and required to give a certificate to the master or person

having the charge or command of such ship or vessel, of his having received the said licence so indorsed as before directed, and to transmit the same to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in England or Scotland, or to the Commissioners of His Majesty's Revenue in Ireland respectively, by whom such licence was granted. Chetwynd.

FORM OF LICENCE.

By the Commissioners for managing and causing to be levied and collected His Majesty's Customs, Subsidies, and other Duties in [where]

Whereas [the name of the person] one of His Majesty's subjects, residing at [place where] hath given notice to us the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs [in Great Britain, or Revenue in Ireland] that he intends to lade at [some port of the United States of America] and import into [some port of Newfoundland] in the [ship's name] being a British-built ship [describing the tonnage and what sort of vessel] navigated according to law, whereof [master's name] is master, bound to [where]; and it appearing by the register of the said ship [ship's name] whereof [master's name] is master, that the said ship, the [ship's name] was built at [place where] and owned by [owner's name] residing at [place where] all His Majesty's British subjects, and that no foreigner, directly or indirectly, hath any share, part, or interest therein.

Now be it known, that the said [person's name] hath a licence to lade on board the said ship, [ship's name] at and from any port or place belonging to the United States of America, bread, flour, Indian corn, or live stock, the produce of the said United States, and no other article whatever; and to carry the said bread, flour, Indian corn, and live stock, to some port or place in the Island of Newfoundland; and on the arrival of the said ship at any port,

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harbour, or place of discharge in Newfoundland, the master or person having the charge or command of the said ship, is required and enjoined to deliver up the said licence to the Collector or other proper: Officer of His Majesty's Customs there, and to indorse on the back thereof the marks, numbers, and contents of each package of bread, flour, Indian corn, and the number of live stock, and shall thereupon receive a certificate thereof from the said Collector or other proper Officer of the Customs. This licence to continue in force for calendar months from the date hereof.

Signed by us the

day of

one thousand eight hundred and Licence to import bread, flour, Indian corn, and live stock, into the Island of Newfoundland.

Brighton, December 29, 1817.

The Prince Regent has approved that Dr. Gillies be appointed one of His Royal Highness's Physicians Extraordinary for Scotland.

The Prince Regent has also approved that Doctor William Beatty, late Physician to the Channel Fleet, be appointed one of His Royal Highness's Physicians Extraordinary for Scotland.

The Prince Regent has also approved that George Bell, Esq. be appointed Surgeon in Ordinary to His Royal Highness for Scotland, vice Thomas Hay, Esq. deceased.

St. James's-Palace, January 2, 1818.

The Duke of Clarence has been pleased to appoint Joseph Cope, Esq. M. D. to be one of His Royal Highness's Physicians Extraordinary.

Down

Downing-Street, December 29, 1817.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to appoint James Sholto Douglas, Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul-General in all the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco.

War-Office, 20th December 1817.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve of the 42d Regiment being permitted to bear on its colours and appointments, in addition to any other badges or devices which may have been heretofore granted to the Regiment, the words

"Fuentes d'Honor,"
"Pyrennees,"
... Nivelle,'
"Nive," and
"Orthes,"

in commemoration of the distinguished gallantry displayed by the Regiment at Fuentes d'Honor, in the month of May 1811; in the Pyrennees, in the month of July 1813; at Nivelle, in November 1813; in the operations connected with the passage of the Nive; on the 9th, 10th, and 11th De-cember 181S; and at Orthes, in the month of February 1814.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve of the 45th Regiment being permitted to bear on its colours and appointments >the words "Roliea,"

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in consequence of the distinguished services of the Regiment in the battle of Roliea, on the 17th August 1808; at Vimiera, on 21st August 1808; at Ciudad Rodrigo, in the month of January 1812; at the siege of Badajos, on 16th March 1812; in the battle of Salamanca, on 22d July 1812; at Vittoria, on 21st June 1813; in the Pyrennees, in the month of July 1813; at Nivelle, in the month of November 1813; at Orthes, in the mouth of February 1814; and in the attack of the position covering Toulouse, on the 10th April 1814.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve of the 77th Regiment being permitted to bear on its colours and appointments the words

"Ciudad Rodrigo," and
"Badajos,"

in commemoration of the distinguished services of that Regiment at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, in the month of January 1812, and at Badajos, on the 16th March 1912.