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Act, which passed while the tobacco was grow- 

 ing ; yet it excited not as much murmuring and 

 clamour among the sufferers as have been else- 

 where repeatedly raised, with less reason, 

 against other Acts, in no respect so arbitrary 

 and oppressive." 



In 1782 the Act of Charles II. was extended 

 to Scotland, a special Act in that year being 

 passed for the purpose ; including a clause, how- 

 ever, to permit the tobacco growth of Scotland 

 to be removed to England, under certain restric- 

 tions and for a limited time. 



By 19 Geo. III. c. 35, the prohibitive Acts of 

 Charles were repealed as to Ireland, but the 

 Irish were not then in a fit state for taking up a 

 great new trade, especially as a concession from 

 England, and placed under very disadvantageous 

 restrictions. 



Some years later, however, tobacco began to 

 be cultivated, and Mr. Brodigan, among others, 

 took the matter up, and wrote his treatise on 

 the growing of tobacco in the British Isles. 



In 1829 over one thousand acres were under 

 cultivation in one county alone, five hundred 

 hogsheads being sent at one time to Liverpool 

 for exportation. 



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