•A. D. i79<5. 385 



en refined lugar in the loaf or whole, if they are made from Britifh 

 lugars imported after the 7'" of December 1796. 



An additional duty of 377 per thoufand was laid on all bricks im- 

 ported. 



From the date of paffing this act an addition of ten per cent was 

 charged upon the amount of the cuftom duties payable on brimflone, 

 hemp, iron in bars or unwi-ought, and ftaves, imported from any part 

 of Europe ; and an addition of five per cent on all cuftom duties pay- 

 able on all other goods imported, exported, or carried coaftways ; ex- 

 cept thofe on wine imported and coals carried coaftways, and the new 

 duties impofed by this acft *. [37 Geo. Ill, c. 15] 



The ads eftabliftiing the rates of poftage were repealed ; and the fol- 

 lowing rates were fixed for fingle letters carried by the poft in England 

 and Wales. 



For a distance not exceeding 15 miles 3 pence 



Above 15, and not exceeding 30 4 



Above 30, and not exceeding Qo 5 



Above 60, and not exceeding 100 0" 



Above J 00, and not exceeding 150 • 7 



Above 150 miles 8 



An addition of one penny was laid on all poftages in Scotland. 



Single letters by the packet to Lisbon "^ .... 



Ditto to the British dominions in America 5 °"^ shilling. 



Double and triple letters are charged in proportion, no letter being 

 rated more than triple, unlefs it weighs one ounce, in which cafe it is 

 charged quadruple, and, if more than one ounce, a fingle poftage for 

 every quarter of an ounce. 



The regulations of the acl, ^$ Geo. Ill, c. $2^ ^^^' carrying the let- 

 ters of non-commiflioned officers and private fofdiers and feamen, and 

 alfo covers containing only patterns and prices of goods, at low rates of 

 poftage, were not altered any further than the later were afFeded by the 

 increafed rates. \c. 18] 



The king was empowered to ifihe orders, with the advice of his privy 

 council, for regulating the trade with the Cape of Good Hope, fo as 

 nothing be done to infringe the privileges belonging to the Eaft-India 

 company, [c. 21] 



In virtue of the aft, t,^ Geo. Ill, c. 127, exchequer bills to the 

 amouiit of /^9i 0,000 had been iflued to feveral perfons connedled with 

 the iflands of Grenada and S\ Vincents, whereby they had been verv 



• The reader is requefted to obferve, that only for retaih'ng fuiidry articles, licences for iifing 



fuch duties as immediately artecl coninicrce are certain arcicles, and a variety of (lamp duties, are 



noticed ; and that many duties affefting confump- omitted, as not coming within the plan of thi? 



tion or expenditure, fuch as thofe upon houfes, work. 

 poll horfes, ftage coaches, fervants, dogs, licences 



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