1779
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- The case of (Sir William) Dundas v Officers of State established that the existing Right of Skat, paid to the Earl derived from Norwegian Crown.
September
- An unidentified vessel laden with timber wrecked on Papa Little.
December
- The vessel Hannah and Nancy, laden with a cargo of stonewear, of Trondheim, Norway, and for Norway from Ireland wrecked on the SW coast of Vementry. All of the crew were saved.
