A. D. 1798. 443 



The following ads of parliament were continued for limited times, 

 viz. 



The acl for allowing bounties on the exportation of Britifli and Irifh 

 linens, and for permitting the free importation of foreign linen yarn, 

 continued till 24'" June 1799. 



The aQ permitting the exportation of tobacco-pipe clay to the Britifh 

 fugar colonies in the Weft- Indies, continued till 24'" June 1802. 



The a6l permitting the importation from all places of rape feeds and 

 other feeds yielding oil, when Britifh rape feed is fo high as ;(^20 per 

 lafl, continued till 24'" June 1799- 



The acT:s for the encouragement of the whale fifheries in the Green- 

 land feas and Davis's ftraits, continued till 25'" December 1799. 



The ad for the encouragement of the manufadures of flax and cotton 

 in Great Britain, continued till 24"^ June 1799. 



That part of the ad 27 Geo. Ill, c. 31, which direds that Clarke's 

 hydrometer fliall be the ftandard for afcertaining the flrength of fpirits, 

 continued till i" June 1801. 



The ad for fecuring the duties on glafs, continued till 5''' July 1799. 

 [c. 35'] 



May 7'" — The fum of /^ 1 7,000,000 was raifed by a loan, the fub- 

 fcribers to which received ^150 in the three-per-cent confolidated fund, 

 and £$0 in the three-per-cent reduced fund, together with a terminable 

 annuity of 4/1 1 for 61^ years, for every ^100 paid in by them. [c. 37J 

 The capital of the debt thus created amounted to ^{'25 ,500,000 in the 

 confolidated, and i^8,5oo,ooo in the reduced, fund, belides an annual 

 charge of ^^22,125, payable till January i860. 



Notwithffanding the prohibition contained in the ad 27 Geo. Ill, 

 c. 27, it was now declared lav/ful to carry any goods or commodities of 

 the manufadure of Europe from the iflands of Grenada, Dominica, 

 Antigua, Trinidad, and the Bahama iflands, to any Britilh colony in 

 America or the Wefl-Indies. Britifh veffels are alfo permitted to ex- 

 port from the above-mentioned iilunds, and from Jamaica, all kinds of 

 merchandize lawfully imported into them from any colony in America 

 belonging to any foreign European power, [c. 39] 



May 10'" — The ad 37 Geo. Ill, c. 15 (in 1796) was repealed fo far as 

 relates to the cuflom duty of five per cent, computed on the former duties 

 charged upon tea, and inftead of it an excite duty of five per cent, com- 

 puted on the amount of the fales, was impofed on all tea fold by the Eafl- 

 India company at the price of 2/6 or upwards per pound, or remaining 

 in their warehoufes on the 10'" of May, though fold. Tea taken as 

 prize v.'as alfo fubjecT:ed to the fame duty. \_c. 42] 



The following new duties were impofed upon fait, and were made to 

 commence on the lo"" of April. 



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