460 A. D. 1767. 



The navigation of the great lakes, or inland lea;;, of America was 

 now beginning to afTume a refpedlable appearance. Four brigs from 

 40 to 70 tuns, and fixteen armed cutters, were now failing upon Lake 

 Ontario, the lowermoft of the great chain of vaft lakes in the interior 

 part of North Atnerica. And we may believe that the trading inter- 

 courfe upon thefe lakes will at no very remote period emulate, or ex- 

 ceed, that of the Cafpian fea. 



Between May 1766 and May 1767 there were 70,000 yards of cam- 

 bric made at Dundalk, the {-roduce of 160 looms. This manufacfturc 

 had already given a check to the importation of French cambrics in 

 Ireland, and w^as expected to be an objed of the utmoft importance. 



A duty of fixpence a chaldron on coals for forty-fix years was grant- 

 ed to the city of London, for the purpofes of redeeming the tolls on the 

 bridges, embanking the river, repairing the exchange, and rebuilding 

 Newgate. 



To prevent frauds in the coal trade, land coal-meters were appointed 

 by adl of parliament. The facks were ordered to be four feet long, and 

 two feet wide : and the buyer, if diilatisfied with the appearance of his 

 quantity of coals, might have them remealured at his own door, where- 

 upon, if they are found fliort of meafure, the feller is fined : but if they 

 are found fufficient, an expenfe of fixpence a chaldron, and half-a-crown 

 for every hour's demurrage of the cart, falls upon the purchafer ; which, 

 together with a confiderable deal of trouble attending the remeafure- 

 ment, will generally induce the buyers to fubmit quietly to the pillage 

 of the carmen, againft which there is no other precaution provided. 

 [7 Geo. Ill, c. 23.} 



On the application of the magiflrates of Edinburgh, the royalty, or 

 jurifdidion, of the city was extended over feveral of the adjacent fields, 

 with a view of building new fireets on the north fide of the antient 

 city, preparatory to which a bridge of communication was now build- 

 ing. At the fame time a theatre-royal was, for the firft time, eftablilh- 

 ed at Edinburgh. [7 Geo. Ill, c. 27. J 



An additional duty of threepence was laid on every ell of drilling 

 and linen above yard-wide, imported. This duty, together with addi- 

 tional duties of fix ftiillings per dozen upon ball or flraw, chip, cane, 

 and horfe-hair, hats and bonnets, was deftined to go towards the pay- 

 ment of the interefl of money borrowed this year. [7 Geo. Ill, cc. 20, 



28.] 



Rice, fago powder, and vermicelli, were allowed to be imported free 

 of any duties from the Britifii colonies in America for limited times, 

 viz. the rice till ifi; December 1767, and the other articles till ift De- 

 cember 1781. [7 Geo. Ill, c. 30.] 



Several acls nearly expired were further continued, viz. thofe againft 

 clandefline running of goods, and danger Of infedion thereby ; that for 



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