412 A. D. 1765. 



left him an annuity ot ^500 for life, which he immediately fold, ruid 

 divided the money among his creditors. Me aUb appropriated a confi- 

 derable part of the emoluments of his oflfice to the difchargc of his 

 debts, till the full payment of the lad penny due to every one of his 

 creditors was completely and honourably effected *. So noble an ex- 

 ample is worthy of being held up to all traders, who by the viciiluudes 

 of misfortune and profperity may be placed in fimilar circumftances. 

 And he, who has it in his power to follow fuch an example, and docs 

 it not, may wallow in wealth and luxury, he may be fed with the in- 

 fmcore applaufe of thofe who pretend that merit confifls in opulence ; 

 but he muft never exped: to enjoy the heart-felt latisfadion and peace 

 of mind, which this honest man defervedly enjoyed. 



When toiling through the thorny mazes of human crimes and follies 

 in fearch of materials for commercial hiftory, it is pleafing to meet with 

 fome bloflbms of human virtues, and to endeavour to preferve them for 

 the delight, and for the imitation, of future ages. 



January 26''' — The fociety of artifts of Great Britain were incorporat- 

 ed, and mvefled with the ufual privileges of corporate bodies, by a 

 royal charter, which diredls, that the prefiding officers of the fociety fhall 

 be painters, fculptors, architecfls, or engravers, by profeflion. 



Soon after this it was determined in the court of common pleas, thai! 

 the publifhers of engravings of portraits were entitled to the benefit of 

 the act for fecuring the property of engravings. 



January 28''' — Salted provifions were allowed to be imported from 

 Ireland for one year, on paying duties equivalent to the fait duties of 

 this kingdom. [5 Geo. Ill, c. i.] 



February 9'' — The Britifh fubjeds in the territories ceded to France 

 iind Spain at the peace, not having been able to accomplifh the remov- 

 al of their property within the time limited by the ad: of parliament, 

 [■^ Geo. Ill, c. 17] they obtained a further indulgence till the ill of May 

 1765 of importing their effeds, on paying the fame duties as for Britifli 

 produce. [5 Geo. Ill, c. 3.] 



Several Mediterranean pafles having during the war fallen into the 

 hands of nations in hoftility with the piratical ftates of Barbary, all the 

 palles then in ule were called in by proclamation, in order to be re- 

 placed by others of a new form, that no occalion might be given of any 

 mifunderftanding with thofe ftates. 



The governors of the Britifli forts on the coaft of Africa had long 

 been complaining, in their letters to their conftituents, of encroachments 

 upon their limits by the French, particularly by their intended fort at 

 Albreda. The ftate of that country therefor became an objed of atten- 

 tion to the lords of trade. On examining the information received from 



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