NMMC

By JennyNMMC

  • Governement raised the import duty of Tobacco

    Increased from 2d to 5d per pound, increasing smuggling.

  • Smuggling Act

    Threatened smugglers with transportation unless they paid fines or pled.

  • Smuggling Act

    • Smuggling became a capital offence
    • The names of suspected smugglers had to be published in the London Gazette

  • Customs House established on Guernsey

  • Act of Oblivion

    Offered a full pardon to smugglers if they were willing to join the Navy. This was a time of intermittent warfare

  • 'A Word to a Smuggler' by John Wesley Published

  • French Revolution

  • Bank Restriction Act

    Prohibited gold from leaving the country through export.