A. D. 1788. 175 



the Tecond, befides forfeiture of veflels, boats, waggons, carts, horfes, 8cc. 

 — The aft contains a multitude of reftridions upon the carriage of wool 

 from one port to another within the kingdom, and from place to place 

 upon the land. Nor can even the rural occupation of flicep-lhearing be 

 carried on, if within five miles of the fea, without the fuperintendence 

 of a revenue officer ; nor Iheep or wool be carried between the main 

 land and the iflands of Scotland, or acrofs any tide river or inlet of the 

 fea, without bond being given, that they fhall not be exported. The 

 exportation of wool to Guernfey, Jerfey, Alderney, and Sark, was hmit- 

 ed to 6,600. tods (of 32 pounds each). to be fliipped, only at Southamp- 

 ton, onboard veflels belonging to the iflands, and under the mofl; vigi- 

 lant precautions. — The penalty on deceitful winding of wool was in- 

 creafed. from 6d to 2/ per fleece, [c. 38.] 



For the encouragement of commercial intercourfe between the pro- 

 vince of Quebec and the Weft-Indies, veflTels carrying cargoes of lum- 

 ber, provifions of any kind, horfes, or cattle, were permitted to import 

 rum into- the pro\dnce, of value equal to that of the outward cargo, al- 

 ready carried, or engaged under proper fecurity to be carried, free of 

 any duty. For adjufl;ing the value of the flour, bread, grain^ potatoes, 

 beef, pork, flock, lumber, &c. to be exported from Quebec, and of the 

 rum to be imported, a fchedule is annexed to the aft. [c. 39.] 



A very copious fet of new duties and new regulations was enafted for 

 the diflillers in both the united kingdoms, and for the carriage of fpi- ' 

 ritous liquors from the one to the other, [c. 46.] But fuch regula- 

 tions are fo complex, and fo fhort-lived, that to give any detail of them 

 would only be wafl;ing time in writing what no one will beftow time to 

 read. 



A number of coal-buyers having * formed themfelves into a fociety, 

 ' and held private meetings at the coal-exchange in the city of London, 

 ' profefllng to make regulations for the purpofe of carrying on the trade 

 ' in coals, which regulations have a tendency to prevent the faid trade 

 ' from being free and open,' any fuch aflTociation, confifting of more 

 than five perfons, was declared by parliament to be liable to the punifh- 

 ments due to combinations *. [c. S3-1 



Parliament adopted the meafure of a temporary aft for regulating 

 the tranfportation of Negroes from Africa to the Weft-Indies. The 

 velfels were permitted to carry only five flaves for every three tuns of 

 their regifl:ered burthen as far as 201 tuns, and one for every tun be- 

 yond that burthen ; or to carry male flaves above 4 feet 4. inches in 

 height in the proportion of one for every tun as far as 201 tuns, and 



* This aft does not prohibit the combination ingagainft the pubh'c. Mr. Hawkes, a coal-buyer, 

 of the coal-faftors, a lefs numerous body tlian the ftatcd the number of faftors to be only 12 or ij^ 

 buyers, and confequently more capable of combin- [Etport en the coal trade, 1800, /. 67. X 



