imported into that ifland no lefs than nine hundred and seventy tons, which is equal to thirty-eight thou fand eight hundred and eighty bufhels. There were feveral other perfons who followed the fame trade in that island befides himself t."

As this letter has extended to a greater length than I expected, I fhall beg leave to conclude this fubject at fome future opportunity.

Lismore, Sept. 25th, 1791.

Detached Obfervations.

POCOCURANTE.

Misfortunes have their feeds; the wife man prevents their birth. To this end the moft minute beginnings must be watched: for what at first appears to be but flight, becomes, by little and little, fenfible and confiderable. Thus water, which diftils from mount Tai, wears, in time, over the ftone a paffage, which you would think wrought with a chiffel. A cord drawn to and fro over a board many times in the same place at length divides it into two pieces, as if done with a faw. In fine, yonder tree, which is now ten feet in circumference, was raised from a very small feedling; when it was young and tender, it was in all refpects flexible, and might have been eafily plucked up. At present what a difference! It is the fame with regard to Evil.

See that moth, which flies inceffantly round the candle; it is confumed!-Man of Pleafure behold thy own image.

↑ Report, p. 47.

Abstract of the Corn Act.

The new corn law is fo voluminous, and contains fo many claufes,(occupying in all no less than 84 folio pages of print,) as to render it a matter of great difficulty for any one to comprehend the meaning of the whole of its claufes, I have therefore, with a view to fave the reader of the Bee from this trouble, got the whole arranged and methodifed in the following abitract, throwing all the clauses that relate to any one article together, under fix distinct heads; so that any perfon, by the help of this Abstract, can fatisfy himself fully of any one particular in a few minutes. The greatest care has been taken that the following abftract fhould be perfectly correct; and it is believed no errors will be found in it.-Yet where fo much confufion prevails, and fo many repetitions occur, it is impoffible to say that no particular has escaped due notice. If therefore, any person in reading the act with care, fhall discover any mistake of fuch confequence as to be worth remarking, it will be taken kind, if the same be pointed out that they may be corrected *.]

* To prevent miftakes, printers will pleafe to obferve that this article is entered in Stationer's Hall.

VOL. VI.

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Abflract of an Act of Parliament 31st year of Geo. III.

intituled,

"AN N act for regulating the importation and exportation of corn, and the payment of the duty on foreign corn imported, and of the bounty on British corn exported."

This act commences to be in force on the 15th of November 1791.

The following laws are repealed:

Ift James II. chap. 19; 1ft William and Mary, chap, 12; 5 Geo. II. chap. 12; 10 Geo. III. chap. 39; 13 Geo. III. chap. 43; 21 Geo. III. chap. 50; and 29 Geo. III. chap. 58.-Alfo all claufes of other acts of parliament relating to the importation and exportation of corn, flour, meal, or bread, except what relates to the exportation of malt.-Also is repealed, fo much of 15 Charles II. chap. 7, as prohibits the buying and warehousing of corn to fell again.

The prices at which corn may or may not be imported or exported, and the duties and bounties that are payable thereon, are shown in the following Table,

TABLE.

WHEAT.

RYE.

In what relates to importation the fame prices as govern barley govern Indian corn and maize. fhould be Bear.

are ual 39 22-1ooths lb. of the latter.

N. B. The Figures refer to the Restrictions and Regulations in the Sequel.

Beer is wrong spelled in the law; This boll is faid to confift of 128 lb. Scotch Troy, or 140 lb. Avoirdupois, which is an error, for 128 lb. of the former

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I.

Regulations concerning the Exportation of Grain, &c. on Bounty.

$ 1.

Ar entry of bifcuit for exportation, the exporter

must make oath at the custom-house that it was made of British wheat.

§ 2. No bounty to be given on a quantity of bifcuit lefs than two tons, over one hundred weight for each feaman navigating the fhip; that quantity being allowed for fhips ftores.

3. The quantity of bifcuit allowed for fhips ftores to be included in the entry for exportation, and deducted therefrom by the fearching officer.

§ 4. At exportation of corn, bond must be given jointly by the exporter, the fhipmafter, and a third perfon approved of by the collector and comptroller, in treble the value of the grain, that fame shall not be landed within this kingdom, nor any of the islands Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark. This bond to be discharged on certificates being produced, within fpecified dates, proportioned to the distance, of the grain having been landed; or on proof to the fatisfaction of the commiffioners of the customs being adduced, that fame was taken or loft, at sea.

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§ 5. Before bounty on grain exported can be received the following are neceffary:

Oath of the exporter, or of his fervant, that it was actually fhipt, and of British growth.

Oath of the captain and owner of the ship that the is British-built, and owned and navigated according to law.

Oath of the exporter that the grain, &c. was duly exported.

If malt, certificate of the officer of excife that the malt had been fo malted as to entitle it to bounty, af