A. D. 179^. 375 



pots, the duty payable on the importation of foreign black lead was re- 

 duced to one fhilhng per hundredweight, half the duty being allowed 

 as drawback on exportation, [c. 79] 



The difbllers being prohibited by the ad, c. 2 of this feflion, from 

 ufing melafles of the manufadure of this kingdom, it was thought ex- 

 pedient for the benefit of the diflilleries, to permit the importation of 

 melafles, either in Britifli or foreign friendly veflels, from any part of 

 Europe till the 24"" of June 1796, on paying a duty of 1 1/7 per hundred- 

 weight ; and alfo from any country out of Europe, not belonging to 

 Great Britain, till the i" of February 1797, on paying a duty of 3/ 

 per hundredweight, if imported by Britifh vefl'els, and 6/, if imported 

 by foreign veflels. [c. 71 J 



The laws for the prevention of fmuggling being fl:ill found infuffi- 

 cient, and goods being frequently landed in the abfence of the revenue 

 officers, it was enaded, that no goods whatever, except diamonds, jewels, 

 pretious ftones, pearls, bullion, and frefli fiOi, fliould be landed with- 

 out the prefence of the proper officer, either on Sundays, holidays, or 

 any other days. — The officers of the revenue are direded to take pof- 

 feffion of all wines, which have been allowed to lie ten days upon the 

 quay after being landed, to lodge them in the king's warehoufes, and 

 there retain them till the duties are paid, together with rent at the rate 

 of fixpence per week for every cafk, and charges of removal : and on 

 failure of payment within three months after the wines are warehoufed, 

 nhe officers are direded to fell them for the payment of the duty and 

 charges, [c. 82] 



The majority of the partners of the million bank, which was eftab- 

 liflied in the year 1695 by a deed enrolled in chancery, having refolved 

 to difcontinue their bufinefs, and divide their funds, the parliament 

 authorized the diflblution of their partnerfliip, and prefcribed the re- 

 gulations to be obferved for fecuring the property of dead or abfent 

 partners, [c. 91] 



May 18"' — T'he fum of ^^780, 000 was raifed by a lottery of 60,000 

 tickets, on which there was a profit to the public of/^280,000. [c. 104] 



The following ads for encouraging the manufadure of fail-cloth and 

 cordage, were continued till 29'" September 1799. 



The ad ^^ Geo. Ill, c. 17, for encouraging and regulating the manu- 

 fadure of I'ail-cloth in Great Britain. 



The ad 9 Geo. II, c. 37, for encouraging and regulating the manu- 

 fadure of Britifli fail-cloth, and for fecuring the duties on foreign fail- 

 cloth imported. 



The ad 1 9 Geo. II, c. 27, for fecuring the duties on foreign fail-cloth, . 

 and for charging a duty on foreign-made fails. 



Alfo, the ad 6 Ceo. Ill, c. 45, as far as relates to granting a bounty " 



