342 A. D. 1795. 



April 28'" — The laws for the prevention of fmuggling being flill 

 found infufficient ; the penalty of forfeiture, denounced by the act, c. 

 50 of liift feffion againft clinker-built cutters, luggers, &c. was now ex- 

 tended to every cutter, lugger, fhalop, wherry, fmack, or yaw], of 

 whatever built, found within the forbidden limits — The commiflloners 

 of the excife in Scotland were vefted with a power to reward their 

 officers for making feizures of veflels or boats, which had been omitted 

 when the law conferring fuch power on the other commiffioners of the 

 revenue in England and Scotland was enacted, [c. 31] 



The navy and victualing bills made out before so"" September 1793, 

 together with the intereft due upon them till lo"" March 1795, were 

 funded, the holders of them receiving ,^108 in the five-per-cent fund 

 for every £100. [c. 32] The amount of the capital thus created was 



£i,6ogS97- ^7 ■ J- 



The fum of ^758,541 : 13 : 4 was raifed by a lottery, on which there 



was a profit to the public of/^258,541 : 13 : 4. [c. 36] 



The following afts of parliament were continued for limited times, viz. 



The a6l for granting bounties on certain fpecies of BritiLh and Irifh 

 linens exported, and taking off the duties on the importation of foreign 

 linen yarn, continued till 24'" June 1796. 



The act for the free importation of tallow, hog's lard, and greafe, 

 continued till 25'" March 1799. 



The act prohibiting the importation of foreign-wrought filks and 

 velvets, continued till 14'" June. 1802. 



The adt, prohibiting the exportation of tools and utenfils ufed in the 

 iron and fteel manufactures, was made perpetual, [c. 38] 



The proprietors of the Grand-junction canal were empowered to an- 

 nex to it a navigable cut, extending to Paddington in the neighbour- 

 hood of London, [c. 43] 



May 5''' — It being thought expedient to lay further reftriCtions upon 

 the privilege of tranking letters, it was enacted that no free letter to or 

 from any member of either houfe of parliament (hould exceed one 

 ounce in weight ; that no letter directed by a member fhould be ex- 

 empted from poftage, unlefs he be within twenty miles of the poll-office, 

 which it is put into, on the day marked on it, or the preceding day ; 

 that no member fhould fend more than ten, or receive more xh&n fifteen, 

 letters, free from poflage on any one day. — The feveral perfons, author- 

 ized to fend and receive letters free from poftage in virtue of their 

 offices, had their privilege continued as before Printed votes and pro- 

 ceedings of parliament, and newfpapers, were ftill allowed to be fent in 

 open covers, figned by, or direded to, members of parliament, "at the 

 places whereof they give notice at the poft-office. — The non-commif- 

 fioned officers, feamen, and private foldiers, adually on fervice in the 

 navy, army, militia, fencibles, artillery, and marines, may fend fmglc 



