A, D, 1799. 477 



Mr. Boulton of Soho near Birmingham, in confequcnce of an applic- 

 ation made to him by the emperor of Ruflia for a fet of machinery 

 neceflary for a mint, was autliorized by parliament to export all the 

 machinery, tools, and utenfils, required for fuch an eftablilhment, and 

 even to fend workmen along with them to Ruflia. [c. 96 j 



Notwithftanding the ad, 33 Geo. Ill, c. 27, for preventing trade 

 and intercourfe with the countries in hoftility with his Majefl;y, unlefs 

 fpecially licenced by him, it was enaded, that Spanifli wool might be 

 imported from any place whatever in veflels belonging to any neutral 

 country *. [c. 98] 



The king was empov/ered to permit, by advice of the privy council, 

 the importation of goods from the Levant into Great Britain, Guernfey, 

 Jerfey, Alderney, Sark, or Mann, without having clean bills of health, 

 and without having been aired in the lazarets of Malta, Ancona, Venice, 

 Meflina, Leghorn, Genoa, or Marfeille, they being fubjed to fuch rules 

 with refpeft to opening and airing them, and to the performance of 

 quarantine by the perfons onboard the veflels importing them, as the 

 king and privy council flaall prefcribe — The duty of two per cent im- 

 pofed by the convoy adl on Britiih goods, exported to any place out of 

 Europe, was lowered to one half per cent on all fuch goods (except 

 fugar and goods exempted from payment) carried to any place within 

 the Mediterranean fea. [c. 99] 



The ad, 26 Geo. Ill, c. 81, for the encouragement of the fiflieries 

 was further continued till the end of the next fefllon of parliament. 

 The governor and diredors of the Britifli fociety are empowered to- 

 give premiums, not exceeding jTOo in any one year, to fober and in- 

 duftrious perfons living in their fettlements, diftinguilhed by their ex- 

 pertnefs in catching and curing fifli, making foap or oil from fifli, mak- 

 ing nets, cultivating the foil, or other ufeful arts tending to advance the 

 beneficial purpofes of the fociety ; alfo to lend fums of money, not ex- 

 ceeding ^^500 in the whole, for the purpofes of purchafing, building, 

 or equipping, boats or vefl'els for the fifliery, or building houfes, and to 

 receive the payments with the interefh by infl;allments in the fpace of 

 five years. They are empowered alfo to lend fums, not exceeding /^2oo 

 in all, to perfons undertaking to provide ftores of oatmeal, fait, and 

 other neceflaries, to be repaid in one year ; and a fum, not exceeding 

 /^20o, and for a term not exceeding three years, to the perfon or per- 

 fons undertaking to eftablifli a manufadory of nets, fail-cloth, or cord- 

 age, or fpinning bomp, flax, or woolen yarn, to be repaid as the di- 

 redors fliall pleafe to appoint, [c. 1 00] Thefe are very trifling fums 

 to appear in an ad of parliament : but a fmall matter of money may 

 be a powerful fpring of adivity among poor people in fuch remote parts 

 of the country, if the application of it is judicioufly direded, and if the 

 people were relieved from the hardfhips and intricacies of the fait laws. 



The following ads were contintted tor limited times, viz. 



The ad for the fupj^rort and encouragement of the fiflieries in the 



• The fupply of Spaiiifh wool, imported in confet^uenGe of tbis aft, was chiefly from Hamburgh.. 



