5io A. D. 1772. 



and their fatisfadion in his fpecimens of wine and filk, by an honorary 

 gold medal and a premium of fifty pounds. 



February — The king of France ilTued orders for the payment of all 

 the Canada reconnoiflances, or bills, which were the property of Brit- 

 i(h fubjeds *. 



As the charter of the Danifh Eafl: India company expired this fpring. 

 It was renewed for twenty years. The trade with China was fecured 

 exclufively to the company : but every fubjedt of Denmark, and even 

 foreigners, upon condition of employing Danifli-built veilels, fhipping 

 a certain value of Danifli manufactures, and paying certain duties to 

 the company, were permitted to trade to all the Danifli fettlements in 

 India, and from one port of India to another. The company alio were 

 obliged by their charter to export a certain value of Danifh manufac- 

 tures in every {hip configned to China, and a larger amount in each 

 one for India. 



March — The king of Denmark eredled a new light-houfe at Natche- 

 hovet near Helfingoer, and another on the tower of his palace of Cro- 

 nenburg, both to be lighted for the firft time on the firfl day of April 

 1772 : and in order to reimburi'e himfelf for the erection of thefe lights, 

 he directed the officers of his revenue to charge one dollar on loaded 

 Ihips and half a dollar on empty ones, being an addition of one quarter 

 upon the light-money hitherto paid. He alfo ordered proper charts of 

 the adjacent coafts to be publiflied, and to be delivered at the cuflom- 

 houfe of Ore-fund, on payment of twenty-four {hillings Danifh (one 

 fhilling {terling). 



Previous to carrying thefe orders into execution he gave notice of 

 them to the Britifh amba{Iador by a note, wherein he depends on the 

 equity of his Britannic Maje{ty for his confent to this additional charge, 

 as being for the general advantage of commerce. 



The Baltic merchants of London approving of the lights, and think- 

 ing the additional charge reafonable, the board of trade recommended 

 it to the king to agree to it. 



April — The confervators of the Bedford level were empowered to 

 borrow fome money for carrying on their nece{rary works in draining, 

 banking, &c. Regulations were alfo made for preferving certain fen 

 lands in the fliires of Huntington and Cambridge. [12 Geo. HI, cc. 

 9, 26, 27.] 



The corporation of Great Yarmouth were empowered to levy a duty 

 on all ve{l'els unloading within the bounds of their port, for the purpofe 

 of repairing and deepening their haven and the rivers running into it. 

 [12 Geo. Ill, c. 14.] 



The magiftrates of Glafgow were empowered to levy a tunnage duty 

 on all ve{lels (^except thofe loaded with provi{ions, fait for the fifhery, 



• An »ccour.t of the nature of thefe bills has already been given under the year 1766. 



