A. D. 1766. 44^ 



tiffanies from Italy. At the fame time breaking into any houfe or fhop 

 malicioufly to deftroy or damage any lilk goods in the procefs of the 

 manufadlure, was declared felony, and punifliablc with death. [6 Geo. 

 Ill r. 28.] 



In order to preferve the credit of the (locking manuflidure, all per- 

 fons found guilty of marking an untrue number of threads were fub- 

 jeded to the lofs of the goods falfely marked, with a penalty of five 

 pounds for every piece, [6 Geo. II !, c. 29.] 



The fandy point called the Spurn at the mouth of the Humber, on 

 which two light-houfes had been built in the reign of Charles II, having 

 by the action of the fea fo far changed its form, that the light-houfes 

 wxre now a confiderable way from the point, it became neceflary to re- 

 move them to the prefent point ; for which purpofe one of the proprie- 

 tors (the others being unwilling to engxige in it) was empowered to bor- 

 row money to carry on the work, wliich is fo elTential to the preferva- 

 tion of veflels paffmg along that dangerous coaft. [6 Geo. II J, c. 31.] 



The city of Briftol, though one of the principal commercial ports in 

 Britain, was incommoded by feveral very inconvenient narrow flreets 

 und paflages, which the corporation were now empowered to widen and 

 improve ; and alfo to remove all projecting figns, flieds, fpouts, and 

 other nuifances, in the flreets. [6 Geo. Ill, c. 34.] 



Some further regulations were enacted for the amendment and pre- 

 fervation of the public roads. [6 Geo. Ill, c. 43.] 



In order to fupport and encourage the national commerce, feveral 

 laws, now almofl expired, were prolonged, viz. for the drawback on the 

 exportation of foreign copper bars ; for the encouragement of the lilk 

 manufactures; for taking off feveral duties on goods exported; for re- 

 ducing the duties on beaver ikins, and on feveral fpiceries, imported ; 

 for the importation of all furs, the produce of the Britifh plantations, 

 into Great Britain only ; for the prefervation of his Majefty's woods in 

 America, and for encouraging the importation of naval ftores from 

 America, and of mafls, yards, and bowfprits, from Scotland ; for encou- 

 raging the growth of coffee in the Britilb colonies ; and for encouraging 

 the manufacture of Britilh fail-cloth : all extended to the 24th of June 

 1774. [6 Geo. Ill, c. 44.] 



To encourage the manufa(fture of cordage made of Britifh or foreign 

 rough hemp, except that of the American colonies, a bounty of 2/4' 

 was allowed for every hundred-weight (112 pounds) of fuch cordage 

 exported as merchandize to any place beyond the feas, except the ille 

 of Mann : and the drawback hitherto given on exportation of foreign 

 rough hemp was no longer allowed. [6 Geo. Ill, c. 45.] 



For the encouragement of the filk manufactures an additional duty 

 of 17/6 for every pound-weight (16 ounces) was laid on the crapes antl 

 tiffanies of Italy, half of which to be drawn back on exportation. For 



