The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London,
sth January, 1854.
UNSTAMPED CARDS—WASTE CARDS—
TOY CARDS.
The Commissioners of Inland Revenue call the attention of persons
selling Playing Cards to the provisions of the Stamp Act of last
Session, 16 and 17 Vic., c. 59.
A praeifce having prevailed of selling Playing Cards in packs with-
out a Stamped Ace of Spades, under the pretence of their being Waste
Cards, by reason of a corner of each card being cut off, the Act above
alluded to has provided against the continuance of this description
of fraud upon the revenue. It enacts that no Playing Cards, except
such as should be bona tide spoiled and rendered unfit for use as
. Playing Cards in the process of manufacture, and which shall have a
corner cut off as provided by afotmer Act, nor any Cards commonly
called Picture Cards or Court Cards, shall be deemed Waste Cards;
and that no Playing Cards, except Waste Cards, shall be sold other-
wise than in packs, each pack containing Ilfty•two cards of the four
usual suits of thirteen cards each, incnding an Ace of Sades
duly Stamped, tied up together in the manner required byelaw.
It is further provided by the said act, that if any person shall sell,
or expose, or keep for sale, any Playing Cards, not being a pack of
cards as aforesaid, and the same not being bona fide Waste Cards
within the meaning of that Act, he shall, for every pack, parcel, or
seperate quantity of cards so sold, or exposed, or kept for sale, for-
feit, if not a Licensed Maker of Playing Cards the sum of 101., and
of a Licensed Maker, 201. ; and that all cards so sold, or exposed, or
kept for sale, shall be forfeited, and may be seized and taken by any
officer of Inland Revenue.
It is further enacted, that if in any proceeding a question shall
arise whether any cards were bona tide Waste Cards or not, proof
that they were so shall lie on the party selling or keeping the same
for sale.
The Board of Inland Revenue, having reason to believe that, not-
withstanding the provisions shove-mentioned. a practice still exists
of selling Playing Cards, under the pretence of their being Waste
Cards, as also that Cards approaching in size to ordinary Playing
of
Cards, and fit for use as such, arc sold witlio..t a Stamped Ace
Spades, and without being tied up and labeled as by law required,
under the denomination of "Toy Cards," think it right to caution
all shopkeepers and others selling Cards, that they will strictly en-
enforce the law as above stated.—lty order of the Board,
THOMAS KEOGH, Secretary.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY•LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 7,
Will be performed the entirely new Drama of interest, entitled
THE BEGGING LETTER.
To conclude with KING HIIMMINGTOP ; or, Hatletaln and the
Land of Toys.

The New Drama having been received with universal approbation
Will be repeated every Evening until further notice.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Enekstone.
THIS EVENING, JAN. 7,

Will be performed THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Characters
b 7 Messrs. Chippendale, Compton, Buckstone, and W. Farren ; Mrs.
FitiWilliaM, Miss E. Grey, &c.
After which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called
HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAR ; or, Little Silverhair
and the Fairies. Columbine, Miss M. Brown ; Ilsrlequin, Mr. J.
Marshall : Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 7,

Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son.
Principal eharacters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon,
and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Leclercq.
After which will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AN..) THE MILLER AND
HIS MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure
Lake. harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Haline; Pantaloon,
Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Under the Management of Madame Vestria.
THIS EVENDI-G, JAN. 7,

Will be performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Characters by
Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hughes.
After which, an original Fairy Extravaganza, called ONCE
'UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KIAGS. Principal cha-
racters by Mr. Wright and Madame Vestris.
To conclUde with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER.