688 • A. D. 1781. 



For the fame reafon the produce of the Portuguefe colonies was 

 allowed to be imported in Portuguele veflels from Portugal, or from 

 the iflands of the Azores and Madeira. Wool of all forts, linen yam, 

 barilla, and ie'uit's bark, wert; alio allowed to be imported in any- 

 neutral bottonis, on paying alien's duty, during the war. [21 Geo. Ill, 



c- 27.] 



The foll'^'winy; a "^s were continued for limited times, viz. 



The free ports :n Jamaica (thofe of Dominica being fhut) were con- 

 tinued open till i" November 1787. 



The free importation of fago powder and vermicelli from the Britifh 

 colonies in America was continued till i'" December 1796. 



The free imp.irtation of rawhides from Ireland and America was con- 

 tinued till 1" June 1786. 



The commercial intercourfe with fuch places in America, as were 

 under the protedion of the Britifh arms, was prolonged till 1" June 

 1782. 



The adt for preventing frauds relating to the cuftoms was prolonged 

 till 29'" September 1788. 



The ad to prevent the danger of infedion by fmuggled goods, and 

 fubjeding copper ore produced in the Britifli colonies to the regulations 

 provided for other enumerated commodities, was continued till 29"' 

 September 1788. 



The ad for encouraging the growth of coffee in the Britifh colonies,' 

 except that part of it which relates to foreign coffee, was continued till 

 24'" June 1788. 



The ad for preventing frauds, committed by bankrupts, was pro- 

 longed till 29'" September 1785. 



So much of the ad for permitting the exportation of wheat, &c. to 

 certain foreign fettlements, as relates to the fugar colonies, was con- 

 tinued till i" May 1782. 



The ad prohibiting copper from being exported, or even carried 

 along the coaft, was continued till 1" April 1783. 



The drawback allowed on rum, fhipped as ftores, was continued till 

 1" April 1783. 



And the ad for allowing a bounty on the exportation of corn in neu- 

 tral vellels was continued till 25"" March 1782. [21 Geo. Ill, c. 29.] 



Verdigris ufed formerly to be made nowhere in Europe but in the 

 fouth parts of t'rance : but for fome years paft MefTieurs Bindley and 

 Maud had produced, from their works at Newham in Gloucefler-fhire, 

 verdigris, which upon trial by chymifts, coach-painters, paper-flainers, 

 hatters, and others, was found in all refpeds equal to the befl French 

 verdigris. In the year 1763 Mr. Bindley had received a premium of 

 /^50 from the patriotic fociety for the encouragement of arts, manufac- 

 tures, and commerce, and alfo in 1764 another premium of ;,{'ioo, as an 



