6^6 A. D. 1779. 



againfl: it, and particularly from Glafgovv and Manchefter. The friends 

 of Ireland in the Britilh parliament at iirfl; propofed a free and general 

 exportation of all kinds of goods, except the woollen manufadure, ' that 

 article being reckoned too fiicred to he yei meddled with;' but they 

 found it necelTary to contradl their views, and they only demanded per- 

 miflion to carry fugars from the Weft-Indies diredly to Ireland. But 

 the minifter, who had hitherto kept himfelf neutral, I'uddenly declaring 

 himfelf againft the motion, the degree of relief granted to Ireland fell 

 greatly fhort of what was generally expeded. The three following ads 

 may be confidered as favourable to that country. 



April i" — The bounties allowed by former ads on the exportation of 

 Britifla and Irilh linens, the property of perfons refiding in Great Britain 

 or the American colonies, were continued to the 24"' of June 1786; 

 and perfons refiding in Ireland were now entitled to receive the bounty 

 on Irifli linens exported from Great Britain, though their property at 

 the time of exportation. [19 Geo. Ill, c. 27.] 



May 18"' — The ad of 12 Car. II, prohibiting the culture of tobacco 

 in England and Ireland (enaded for the encouragement of the culture 

 in America) was now repealed with refped to Ireland, ' as it is of the 

 ' greateft importance to the ftrength and fecurity of thefe kingdoms, 

 * that every attention and encouragement fhould be given to fuch of 

 ' the produce and manuflidures of the kingdom of Ireland, as do not 

 ' materially interfere with the commercial intereft of Great Britain.' 

 But the tobacco, produced in Ireland, was allowed to be exported only 

 to Great Britain, and in calks of not lefs than 450 pounds, under the 

 fame duties and regulations as American tobacco. [19 Geo. Ill, c. 35.] 



As ' a means of introducing trade, manutadures, and induftry, in 

 Ireland, the following bounties were granted on the importation ot 

 hemp, the growth of that kingdom, viz. 



from 24'" June 1779 to 24 June 1786 - ;^8 1 



thence to - - 24 June 1793 - 7 V fterling per tun : 



and thence to - 24 June 1800 - 6j 



and the importers were obliged to make an offer of all fuch hemp to 

 the commiflioners of the navy, and not to fell it to any other perfon till 

 twenty days after making fuch offer. [19 Geo. Ill, c. 37.] 



But the Irilh do not fcem to have felt themfelves very much grati- 

 fied by thefe ads, efpecially with fuch clogs annexed to them : and they 

 foon after renewed their demands more ftrenuoufly than ever. 



French wines, as well as other foreign wines, were allowed to draw 

 back the whole duty on being exported to any of the Britifh colonies 

 in America, or to the Eaft-Indies. [19 Geo. Ill, c. 41.] 



June i" — As doubts had been entertained, whether goods, manufac- 

 tured in foreign parts of Europe from raw materials, the produce of 

 Afia, Africa, or America, might not be imported into Britain, it was 



