44 A. D. 1784, 



high price of bread was owing to the vaft confumption of corn in the 

 diftilleries, riotoufly aflembled, and attacked a large diftillery at Canon- 

 mills, and did confiderable damage to it and fome other diftilleries in 

 the neighbourhood of that city. 



June 29'" — While the affairs of the Eaft-Tndia company were under 

 the confideration of parliament, it was neceflary, that they fliould be 

 enabled to make a dividend to the proprietors, for which purpofe an 

 adt was now paffed, authorizing them to pay a dividend at the rate of 

 eight per cent per annum for Midfummer. [24 Geo. Ill, fejf. 2, c. 2.] 



July — The manufacturers being generally remifs, or unwilling to ex- 

 pofe themfelves individually to the revenge of the delinquents, in pun- 

 ifhing breaches of the laws againft frauds in the woollen manufadlures, 

 it was enadl:ed that a committee of fifteen, to be chofen at a general 

 meeting of the manufacturers in the county of Suffolk, fhould fuperin- 

 tend the infpedors, and enforce the laws againft frauds and embezzle- 

 ments, in a corporate capacity and at the expenfe of a common fund. 

 12^ Geo. Ill, fej. 2, c. 3.1 



By feveral acts of the parliament of Scotland in the reign of King 

 Charles II the proprietors of certain manufadures were exempted from 

 paying cuftoms and excife on the importation of their raw materials. 

 But the ad; of union having equalized all privileges, as well as all re- 

 ftraints, on trade and manufadures in the united kingdoms, doubts and 

 law fuits had arifen between the officers of the revenue and two com- 

 panies in Glafgow, eftablifhed in the years 1674 and 1696 for manu- 

 faduring foap and cordage, concerning which the judges themfelves 

 were equally divided in opinion. It was therefor determined by par- 

 liament, in order to guard againft the abufe of a privilege, which might 

 be carried to an unlimited extent, and at the fame time to do juftice to 

 the proprietors of the manufadures, to put an end to the exemption, 

 and to give them a compenfation in money, together with a dif- 

 charge from all the claims of the revenue officers. [24 Geo. Ill, Jejf, 



2,^.7-] 



In order to pay off a number of outftanding debts on account of 



the war, it was neceffary to raife fix millions by a loan, to which was 



attached a lottery for the further fum of /^36o,ooo. For every ;{^i 00 



of the Icfan the fubfcribers received /^ 100 in the three-per cent confoli- 



dated fund, and ^^50 in the four-per-cent confolidated fund, together 



with a terminable annuity of 5/6 for feventy-five years and a half; and 



moreover fix lottery tickets at ^10 for every ;^i, 000 fubfcribed. [24 



Geo. IIl,feJ. 2, ^. 10.] 



An additional duty of one halfpenny per pound, with a further charge 



of five per cent on the amount, was impofed on all candles made in the 



kingdom or imported, except thofe made of wax or fpermaceti. [24 



Geo. III,felf.2, f. II.] 



