The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

AMENDED CUSTOMS' RESOLUTIONS.

An amended schedule of the alterations in the Cus-
toms duties proposed in the Budget has been laid on the
table of the House of Commons.
One a close comparison with the original schedules we
find the following alterations in the new and amended
schedules :

1. In the case of clover, grass, and other seeds, the duty
is proposed to be wholly repealed, except on carraway
seeds which are used in confectionery only. The duty ob-
tained from seeds last year was 40,0001., of which 37,0001.
will be thus relinquished.
2. In tho case of nutmegs, in place of a uniform duty of
ls, a-pound on all kinds, the present duty on cultivated
nutmegs will be reduced from 2s. 6d. per pound to is.; and
the duty on the sort known as wild nutmegs, will remain,
as heretofore, at sd. per lb.
3. Silk plush used in making hats will be reduced from
2s. the pound to Is. ; and varnish made from alcoholic
spirit from 30s. tlin gallon to 12s. the gallon.
4. With regard to starch, the duty will remain as pro-
posed in the first schedule, but the duty on rice, as a raw
material, will be reduced from Is. per cwt. to W.
5. With regard to Guinea grains and the extracts, they
will be struck out of the schedule, and will remain the
same as heretofore.
6. With regard to iron and steel, wrought-iron wire and
rough iron castings will be admitted free, and machinery,
wrought or polished castings, tools, cutlery, and other
manufactures of iron and steel not enumerated, at 2s. 6d.
the cwt., instead of 55., as in the first schedule.
7. Walking-sticks will be charged at 6s. the 100, in place
of 4s. the dozen. •
8. Chicory, dried and raw, will bo charged 4/. a-ton till
October 10, 1854, and will then be free. Chicory, roasted
and ground, will be charged at 4d. the pound in place of
6d. Coffee, roasted and ground, will also be charged 4d.
in place of 6(1.
9. Vinegar, in place of being admitted free, will be
I charged with a duty of 3d. a-gallon, to countervail the
dr;ty on malt, &c:
W. Soap will be charged with an import duty of 2s. 4d.
a-cwt., to countervail the dutyon tallow ; and stearine will
also be charged 2s. 4d. per cwt., for the same purpose.
11. Morphia will be struck out of the schedule alto-
gether, and remain as at present.
12. Corks, squared, 'will remain as in the schedule first
published, reduced from 16s. to 4s. Bd. the cwt. ; but
corks wholly made will be reduced from Bd. the pound to
6d., in place of 3d.
13. Silk velvet ribands, with cotton backs, will be
charged 3s. 6d. the pound, and broad silk velvets, with
cotton backs at 3s. the pound.
14. Confectionery, succades, &c.-In place of 11d. the
lb., the duty will be 2d. till JUly 5, 1854, when the sugar
uties will be equalised, and I Sid. the lb. after that date.
15. Toys and turnery to be charged at 4d. the lb. in place
of 6d.
16. Liquorice-root.---In place of being free at once, to
be charged ss. the cwt. for four years, and after that to be
free.
17. Paper,lb.,
books, &c.-In place of 2d. per to coun-
tervail the Excise duty, it is to be placed at 2d. All
books published prior to 1801 to be admitted duty free ; all
books published since (not copyright) at 155., from coun-
tries with whom we have treaties of international copy-
right; from others, 30s. the cwt.
18.. Oil of cloves to be admitted at ls. the lb., in place
of 3s.
19. Tobacco.-'This article is struck out of the new
schedules, and remains as heretofore in every respect.
20. Window Glass.-The duty to be 2s. the cwt. to
April, 1855, and is. to April, 1857, and then free.
21. Beer, Spruce Beer, &c.-These articles are with-
drawn from the schedules, and will remain as heretofore.
22. Bran and pollard to be admitted free.
23. Albumen to be free.
24. Mustard, mixed or manufactured, except mustard
flow, ss. a cwt.
25. Raisins, in place of a reduction from 15s. to 10s. per
cwt:, remain at 15s. the cwt.
Thefollowing additions are made to the resolutions affect-
ing the regulations for paying duties :-
1. With regard to cheese, the new duty of 2s. 6d. the
cwt. is to be paid on the landing weights in place of re-
weights.
2. The 11b. per chest on tea' in . chests of more than
281 b., allowed hitherto as a deduction from the quantity
on which duty is paid, is no longer to be made, but the
duty will be levied on the full weight of the tea.

A FOOLISH OLD WOOL DEALER.—Loss OF 1501.
Last night, an elderly man, named Hunter, a wool
dealer, from Dumfriesshire, was robbed of a pocket-book
containing 1081. in Bank of England notes, and 42
sovereigns in gold. By his own account,. the old fool
had been in company with two girls of the town, with
whom he had some drink, and so adroitly was the rob-
bery effected, that he did not discover his loss until after
he had parted with the ladies. He was found by the
police in Great Clyde-street, and when brought to the
police offioe was able to give a pretty correct aecount of
his loss. The thieves, it appears, had not coveted silver,
for they left him upwards of g worth, which he carried
in his coat pocket. Hunter, it seems, was on his way
to Ireland to buy wool, and, when he met with the
ladies, was wandering about the Bridge-gate to pass the
time until the sailing of the first Irish steamer.—Glasgow
Chronicle.
COAL IN FRANCE.—The surface of the coal districts
in France is 280,000 hectares (upwards of 700,000 acres)
and the produce 4,500,000 tons. 32,000 workmen are
directly employed in the coal mines, but the' number
connected with the works amounts to 60,000, who,
under the form of wages, distribute 20 millions. The
machines employed represent a power of 12,000 horses.
In Belgium the extent of the coal districts is only
180,000 hectares, and nevertheless the production is
equal to that of France. In England the surface is
1,700,000 Ihectares, and the production 35,000,000 of
tons. France produces 1,606 tons per 100 hectares,
Belgium 2,500 tons, and England 2,060 tons. This re-
lative inferiority of France arises from the difficulty there
found in the working, which is much greater than in
Belgium or in England, in consequence of the strata'of
coal being much smaller in the French mines, and lying
more deeply covered. In 1787 the native production
was little more than 2 millions of metrical quintals ; in
1802 it was 8A millions ; it reached 10 millions in 1820 ;
18A in 1830 ; 30 in 1840, and now it exceeds 45 millions.
From 1787 to 1813 the imports from Belgium remained
below one million of metrical quintals ; in 1824 they
were 4 millions ; in 1832, 5 ; in 1842, 10, and now they
exceed 20 millions. Up to 1835 the importation of
English coal remained very trifling, not exceeding
981,595 metrical quintals. In 1842 the quantity was 5
millions, and now it is 7 millions.
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