The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

DUTY ON FOREIGN WINES.

Dr. BOWITINII row to move that the house should re-
solve itself into a committee for the purpose of reducing the
duty on foreign wines. Ile said it was a remarkable fact,
that the consumption of wine in Great Britain was less now
than it was some hundreds of years ago. It was proved by
documents, that in the fourteenth century two hundred ear-
goes of wins left the Bordeaux district for Bdgland ; and
.he
desired to see the present consumption bear some
to the ancient consumption. The present state of PIT:
with regard to wines was this:—•ll wines coming from foreign
countries paid a duty of be. 6& per gallon, or about Is. Id.
per bottle, while the wines hem the British colonies paid
only half that amount. A change took place in the year
1831. The duty on French wines was then lowered from
7s. 3d. to 6s. 6d, but the duty on the wines of
all other countries. being chiefly from 13pidn and
Portugal , was raised from 4s. 10d. to 6s. 6d. This wee only
a regulation ; in no way was it • onsteselea to the
principles of free-trade. Notwithstanding the 1111111111001
augmentation of the population, the elnelllllollll of wine
in this country was now considerably lea per heed Ora it
was some years ego. In the year 1804 the menet of reve-
nue received was 2,500,0001., and the asamptisa wee
about 6,000,000 or 7,000,000 gallons ; while is 1141 lie as-
sumption of every species ef was eisonniefienly te0,718,000
gallon, and the duty to 1,1011,0061. In lama, ideas the
avenge ries a wine woe far posse or tapas* a beide,
and whew wise was esmosible to in thrill of Os N.
city, the onsiost ef .revenne boa thetesone v 558,008,6001.
He hlt if tri is bee to the inhalants of the soothers dis-
t/ha of lams, he the andetson which they had rendered
to the arms of bee lade, to peas this algae en the atten-
tion tithe goverersest. 260,00 am of Wine were annually
prodasoll is the hood et theeseesme, only 6000 of
whisk Win M thle . The mew of France
Li bra at 83 park of tibia only
obese essabirtieth
_pea
_vest to other emagriss. The
ammo value elite Fres& wine was only 7d. per gallon,
ban less than HA quart. The same proir of
the Adetriaa deanfedar was 3,210,000 imam • rearm
preeneled to the Hones of Commons showed Or laarax
wise right be obtained at about 31. per rereallow Sid.
dabottle • that
&M w
ao superior of wise, boot
101. to 601. par hogshead, mighquality t be eistaised ty bar Bd. to
4s. per bottle. Now, if it were parable to reduce the day on
win* to le. per , the several whoa to which he referred
might and be sold be 446.,6d.,14d., 106., mid as high as
is. 3d. pm bath. If the government would raise the
duty evem M bells crows per gallon, wines would dm be
econsible et bd. inausanda. mild ha men re-
meaarkable this the Oda wine awompler In the
y 1801, dr wow ha Goa bars Oro per
heed ; In 1381, it wee only ossireirth of e visa pee heed.
le the year 1700, the constunplion was bur Your as great
per had rin 1846. In From% et the prawn remmest, the
misiman allsente of the easosepties wes le
book being men than 70 time dr
14 real ell tits ormaresif 1L Ga,eeL of the
I twee to ilw=ha 4:7lwarwl arewrog arllll,ll at what
wr awrrei Ihrww. ime word dank • wine mum of
• 7,000,111108. . Tbe mamba rairowl re
I worrier rids& prorwro eadora sad
eirmitsdlawihri:trwrowlahlr nwidisabratir,
and
row wail Woe free wordwg the 4=2.11::"Tt
Amy of de. el. per salsa mu
the ordinary quality of wine it e=rte 81111., or 1,0001.1