A. D. 177c. 497 



March 16'^ — The act for prohibiting the exportation of all forts of 

 grain and malt, and the extradion of fpirits from wheat, and permitting 

 the importation of faked meat and butter from Ireland and America 

 for a limited time, was continued. And the free importation of tallow, 

 hog's lard, and greafe, was alfo continued till 25''^ March 1773. [ic 

 Geo. HI, cc. r, 2.] 



But the exportation of malt was very foon afterwards permitted (29"' 

 March). [10 Geo. III^ c. 10.] 



April 1 2'*" — The merchants trading to A.merica having prefented a pe- 

 tition, fetting forth the great loffes they fuftained by the interruption 

 of their trade in confequence of the late laws, 



The aft [7 Geo. Ill, c. 46] for laying duties on glafs, &c. landed ia 

 the Britifh colonies in America was repealed, as to glais, red-lead, white- 

 lead, painter's colours, paper, and pafteboards, ' as the faid duties, in fo 

 ' far as they afFeifl the produce and manufadlures of Great Britain, do 

 * in their nature tend to the prejudice and difcouragement thereof, and 

 ' are therefor contrary to the true principles of commerce.' The draw- 

 back on China ware carried to America was alfo reftored, but the duty 

 on tea was allowed to remain in force, [10 Geo. Ill, c. 17] being intend- 

 ed as a fmall acknowlegement (or afTertion) of the fupremacy of the 

 Britifh parliament in the legiflative and revenue concerns of the colo- 

 nies *. 



The fields to the weftward of London, in the parilh of St. Mary-Ie- 

 bone (commonly called Marybone) having been very much built upon, 

 the feveral regulations for paving, lighting, &c. for the names of the 

 flreets and numbers of the houfes, for regulating weights, meafures, &c. 

 were extended to that quarter. [10 Geo. Ill, c. 23.] 



The hberty of carrying rice to any part of Europe fouth of Cape Fi- 

 niflerre, which had been formerly granted to the provinces of Carolina 

 and Georgia, was extended to the two Floridas. [lo Geo. Ill, c. 31.] 



The commillioners of the longitude were empowered to receive pro- 

 pofals relating to the dil'covery of the longitude, and for improving the 

 lunar tables, or for any other difcoveries or improvements ufeful to na- 

 vigation ; and, if they fhould think the propofed improvements worthy 

 of a reward, to recommend them to the commiiFioners of the navy for 

 a reward not exceeding ;^5,ooo. [10 Geo. Ill, c. 34.] 



Of two millions of money, borrowed in the 29th year of George II, 

 one half million was added to the three-per-cent funds ; and one mil- 

 lion and a half conflituted a particular fund or flock, bearing intereflat 



• Tlic bill for this rcpc-al was brought iiito par- an evil eye, wherein four of the town's people were 



liamen' on the 5th 01 March, and on the evening killed, and fcven ■vo'.nidcd. This was tht firfl 



of that very fame day a fquabblc happened in the blood (hcd in the iinhapj'j qiiaiTcl between Great 



llreeta of Dollon between the town's people and Britain and the col;;aici. 

 The foldiers, who had long viewed each other with 



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