A, D, 1779, 637 



now declared, that do fuch goods could by any means be Imported, 

 except the oils of cloves, cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg. [19 Geo. Ill, 



c. 48.] 



The pilchard fifliery having of late been fo abundant *, that the 

 demand in the foreign markets was infufficient to take off the quant- 

 ity prepared for exportation, it became an objeft of confequence to in- 

 creal'e the home confumpt. For this purpofe the duty on fait ufed in 

 curing pilchards was entirely taken off; and inftead of it a duty of 5/27 

 was laid on every barrel containing 50 gallons of cured pilchards to be- 

 confumed at home. [19 Geo. Ill, c. 52.] 



The duties payable on the exportation from Great Britain of cotton 

 wool, the growth ot the Britifli colonies, were taken off. [19 (?(?<?. 



ni^css.-] 



June 14"' — The Ealt -India company having now difcharged their debt 

 of X^ 1, 400,000 due to the public, and reduced their bond debt to, or 

 under, £1 ,500,000, the public became intitled to a participation of the 

 territorial acquifitions and revenues lately obtained in India. They 

 were, however, continued entire to the company by parliament till the 

 5"* ot April 1780, they being reftrided from making any dividends 

 above eight per cent during that time. The company were moreover 

 direeled to prefent a ftate of their affairs every half year to the lords of 

 the treafury ; and they were prohibited from accepting bills trom India 

 for above /!"3oo,ooo, exclufive of certificates for ^8,000 each to the 

 commanders of their fliips, without the confent of the lords of the 

 treafury. [19 Geo. Ill, r. 61.] 



In confequence of the great increafe of fmuggling, and of the peti- 

 tions prefented to parliament by the dealers in tea, fpirits, &c. of Lon- 

 don and many other places, it was cnaded, that all fpiritous liquor, im- 

 ported from any part of Europe in any calk or velfel containing lefs 

 than 60 gallons, (except an allowance of two gallons each for the fea- 

 men) fliould be forfeited, and alio the veflel importing it, of whatever 

 burthen flie (hould be. All veflels, not of above 200 tuns burthen, 

 found hovering within two leagues of the coaft, and having onboard 

 tea, brandy, &c. were made liable to forfeiture. The commanders of 

 veflels, not being Eafl-India fliips, having onboard 100 pounds of tea, 

 or more tlian 100 gallons of foreign fpirits in caiks holding under 60 

 gallons, over the ajlowance of two gallons for each feaman, were made 

 liable to a penalty of ^^300. Foreign thread lace was required to be 

 fealed at each end of the piece by a cuflom-houfe officer, and all fo- 



• So wonderfully great are the fwarnis of pil- edyrr(Ti/Ao«/5rii</A9r/7vfl<£f, eacli of which was eft im- 



chards, lliat llic c.ii>lurc of otic day ia fieqiiently a aled lo contain 35,000 fi(h, which bnnjjs the whole 



prodigious great objcft. In S'. IveVb.iy ab many of ihc fiHi taken at once to the allonifiuiig number 



were taken at once on the j'" of Odoberi 767,38 fill- of 245,000,000 



