A. D.I 775. 5^5 



April — The adl [6 Geo. Ill, c. 22] for regulating the loading of fhips 

 with coals at Newcaftle and Sunderland, being found ufeful, was pro- 

 longed for feven years more. [13 Geo. Ill, c. 22.] 



To prevent abufes in the fales of parts of Britifh veflels to foreigners, 

 no perfon, who is not a natural-born Britifh fubje(^, is allowed to pur- 

 chafe any fhare of a Britifh vefTel without the confent of the owners of 

 three fourths of the value of the veflel, exprefled in writing on the back 

 of the regifter. [13 Geo. Ill, c. 26.] 



The magiftrates of Greenock, having reprefented the increafe of the 

 number and fize of their fhipping in confequence of the great increafe 

 of their commerce, obtained an adl for levying duties fimilar to thofc 

 granted in the lad feffion of parhament for the improvement of the 

 neighbouring harbour of Port-Glafgow, in order to deepen their har- 

 bour, to ere<n: new piers, to bring in an additional fupply of frefh water 

 to the town, and to pave, light, cleanfe, and watch, the ftreets. [13 

 Geo. Ill, ^.28.] 



The magiftrates of Aberdeen were inverted with a fimilar power of 

 levying duties for the improvement of their harbour by new piers, in 

 confequence of the increafed trade of their city, and for regulating their 

 pilots. [13 Geo. Ill, c. 2g.] 



The magiftrates of King's Lynn, having reprefented the dangerous 

 ftate of the navigation of their harbour in confequence of the fhifting 

 of the fands, obtained power to levy a duty for improving their har- 

 bour, fixing harbour-moorings, &c. and alfo to regulate their pilots, 

 [13 Geo. Ill, c. 30.] 



The enlargement and improvement of harbours is a fure proof of the 

 increafe of commerce. 



As felons and malefaftors, by flying from England to Scotland, and 

 from Scotland to England, ufed to elude juftice, it was now enaded.. 

 that fuch perfons ftiould be apprehended, and fent back to the place 

 whence they had fled. [13 Geo. Ill, c. 31.] 



Before this regulation took place, the two kingdoms could fcarcely 

 be faid to be united. 



A fociety of gentlemen were incorporated for twenty-one years, by 

 the name of T'he governor and company of BritiJ?} cajl-plate-glafs manufac- 

 turers^ for the purpofe of carrying on and improving the manufactory 

 by a joint ftock of eighty fliares of ^"500 each. [13 Geo. HI, c. 38. J The 

 company eftabliflied their manufadure in Lancafhire, and have profe- 

 cuted it with fucli dihgencc and fuccefs, that their plates rival, or even 

 furpafs, the moft celebrated foreign raanufadures in fize and brilliancy. 



As the ad for conftituting free ports in Jamaica was near expiring, 

 Lieutenant-governor Dalling tranfmitted his oblervations upon the 

 influence of it on the commercial intercfts of the illand, to the fol- 

 lowing purport. The trade with the French was very trifling in the 



