Smuggling - Great Britain
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Plain dealing or the whole method of wool-smuggling clearly discover'd, and the weakness of the laws in force, put in a clear light; with methods proposed, and humbly submitted to both Houses of Parliament, by Way of Amendments to the Wool Act, that may effectually prevent wool smuggling for the future, without Expences to the Government. By George Bridges, A Servant of his Majesty's.
Bridges, George, wool-comber.Date: [1744]- E-books
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A letter to a noble lord, containing, a new discovery of the scandalous and pernicious practice of running of goods from France, which has lately been carried on beyond all Example , to the great prejudice of his Majesty's customs, and the very great danger of bringing the p---- into these kingdoms. By a gentleman.
W. M. G.Date: [1755]- E-books
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A letter to the hon. the Commissioners of His Majesty's customs dedicated to the hon. the House of Commons: containing an account of the detection of frauds at the Custom-House which had been successfully carried on for Years by false Affirmations, (perjury) and their very remarkable Punishment: Some curious Queries and Letters to the Right Hon. the Lords of the treasury, and George Grenville, Esq; With a memorial on the occasion, Presented to the Right Hon. the Lords of the Treasury. drawn by Mr. Philipps who managed the printer's cause, and that of John Wilkes Esq; against Robert Wood Esq; under Secretary of State-Very proper for the Perusal of every Gentleman who would represent the true Spirit of any Affair, and not follow the dull lifeless Forms and Precedents of Law. Tu ne ... malis sed ... ... its. By William Stewardson.
Stewardson, WilliamDate: [1763]- E-books
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Smuggling laid open, in all its extensive and destructive branches . With proposals for the effectual remedy of that most iniquitous practice. Comprehending, among other particulars, the Parliamentary evidence of some of the most notorious smugglers; and a large sheet, shewing in one view, the whole state of the tea importation, consumption and revenue, from midsummer 1745, (when the reduction of two shillings per pound took place) to new Christmas 1763. Dedicated to the Right Hon. Charles Townsend, chancellor of the Exchequer. By Sir Stephen Theod. Janssen, bart. chamberlain of London.
Janssen, Stephen Theodore, Sir, d. 1777.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- E-books
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An effectual remedy totally to prevent smuggling , and bring into the revenue 195,000 pounds yearly. In answer to the authors of a new discovery, in a letter to a noble lord, Containing a View of the Clandestine Trade carried on at Boulogn, Calais, and Dunkirk, in Tea, Brandy, and Wool, in Defiance of the Laws of England, to the great Prejudice of his Majesty's Customs, and the very great Danger of bringing in the P-r. By a man of Kent. Addressed to all his southern neighbours.
Man of KentDate: [1756?]