476 



A. D. 1767. 



1768, January 29"'' — The ad for allowing the free importation of falt- 

 ed beef, pork, bacon, and butter, from Ireland, was conthiued ; and the 

 free importation of the fame articles fromi the Britifh American colo- 

 nies was alfo allowed. [8 Geo. Ill, c. 9.] 



f'ebruary 23 — Though the affiiirs of the Eaft-India company were 

 in the mod flourifliing condition, and they were even making additions 

 to their territories in India, they were again prohibited by parliament 

 from making any dividend above ten per cent per annum, notwithftand- 

 ing a ftrenuous oppofition, not only from the company, but alfo from 

 many members of both houfes of parliament *. [8 Geo. Ill, c. 1 1.] 



It is a proof of the flourifliing ftate of the commercial city of Glaf- 

 gow, that its magiftrates obtained from parliament powers to enable 

 them to make feveral improvements in their Itreets, to build an ex- 

 change, and alfo a new bridge over the Clyde, and to levy a toll, or 



* On the fame day that this a£l was pafTcd, a 

 treaty was conchidcd between the company's ft 



Alv, a bold adventurer, who had lately acquired 

 i.^.v^ ..PQ ..vjMLii.vitu utuvctii tiic i.umi,aii) o iti V- a confiderable lovercigi ty in the foutliern parts of 

 ants, in conjunAion with the nabob of Arcot, and India, and v.'as the conftaut enemy of the conj-. 

 Aly Cawn nizam of the Deccan, againfl Hydtr pany. < l 



