The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

TI-4E NEW AMERICAN TARIFF.

The new, Ta[iii, or CLI6LOMS Dutie3 liill, itororlueed
by Mr. \Vaker, Secretary of State. The following
are the previsions of

THE NEW DILL REDUCING THU, DUTIES ON IMPORTS,

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America, in Congress
assembled—that from and after the Ist day cf October
next, in ti, a of the defies betrt.tofor- imposed by )ae en
the arti r maitiotied, and on inch as may
now be exempt fromelate', there shall be levied, cot
looted, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise,
herein enumerated and provided for, imported from
foreign countries, the following rates of duty, that is to
say :
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in sche-
dule A, a duty of 75 per centum ad valorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in
schedule 13. duty of 30 per cent= ad valorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in
schedule C, a duty of 25 par centum ad valorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in
sche: ule D, a duty of 20 per centum ad valorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in
schedule E, a duty of 10 per centu:n ad valorem.
On goods, wares, and merchandise, mentioned in
schedule F, a duty of 5 per cent= ad valorem.
Sec. 2. And be i;. further enacted, that from and after
the first day of October next, the goods, wares, and
merchandise described and mentioned in schedule G,
shall be exempt from duty.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, that from and after
the first day of October next, there shall be levied, col-
lected, and paid, on all goods, wares, and merchandise,
imported from tOreign countries, and not specially pro-
vided for in this Act, a duty of 20 per centum ad.
valorem.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that from and after
the first day of October next, no drawbacks, bounties, or
allowances, shall be paid on foreign sugar refined in the
United States, or on spirits distilled from foreign mo-
lasses, or on fish cured with foreign salt, unless it shall
be proved on the exportation thereof to the satisfaction of
the collector at the port of exportation, that such sugar,
molasses, or salt was imported, and the duty thereon
paid, prior to the passage of this Act ; and no bounties
shall be paid after the let of October next, to vessels en-
gaged or licensed in the fisheries. Provided, that
vessels actually engaged in such fisheries, and at sea
when this Act takes effect, shall be entitled to the bounty
for that voyage and no longer.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, that all Acts and
parts of Acts, repugnant to the provisions of this Act, be,
and the same are hereby repealed.

SCHEDULE A.

Brandy and other spirits, distilled from grain or other
materials.

Cordials, liqueurs, arrack, absynth, ratafia, kirsher-
vrasser, and all other spirituous beverages of a similar
character. _

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SCHEDULE B.
Ready made clothing and wearing apparel of every
description, of whatever material composed, whether
made up or manufactured wholly or in part by the tailor,
sempstress, or manufacturer.
All articles worn by men, women, or children, of
whatever materials composed, made up wholly or in part
by hand.
Gloves, mits, stockings, socks, wove shirts, and
drawers, and all similar articles made on frames, of
whatever materials composed, worn by men, women, or
children,
Hosiery of all kinds.
Manufactures of cotton, linen, worsted, woollen, or
mohair, if embroidered or tamboured, in the loom or
otherwise, by machinery, or with the needle or other
process.
Laces, galloons, tresses, tassels, knots and stars of
gold, silver, or other metal.
Articles embroidered with gold, silver, or other metal.
Stimped, printed, or painted floor oil cloth.
Furniture, oil cloth, and ail other oil cloth of what-
ever material composed.
Iron in pigs, bars, bolts, rods, slabs, brooms, hoops, or
other forms, not otherwise provided for.
Castings of iron and vessels of cast iron.
Old or scrap iron.
Mublicts, rides, and fire arms, and side arms of all
kinds.

Papier med.& and plated and gilt ware of all kinds.
Japanned ware of all kinds.
Saddlery of all kinds.
Coach and harness furniture of all kinds.
Cutlery of all kinds.
All vessels, wares, articles or manufactures of iron,
steel, brass, copper, tin, pewter, lead, or other metal, or
f which either of those or other metals, shall be a com-
ponent material, not otherwise provided for.
Silver plated wares in sheets or other forms.
Argentine, Alabata or German silver, in sheets or
other form, manufactured or uninanufactured.
Vessels, wares, and manufactures of glass, and all
articles manufactured of glass, or of which glass shall
be a component part, not otherwise provided fen
Jet, and imitations of jet, and manufactures thereof.
Porcelain glass, paintings on glass, stained or coloured
glass.
Alabaster and spar ornaments.
Scagliola table tops,
Talile Ts of marble of composition.
Marble mere advanced in manufacture than marble in
slabs or blocks in the rough state.
Manufactured marble, marble paving tiles.
Manufactures of marble
Slates, other than roofing slates, slate pencils.
Segars, snuff, paper segars.
Other manufactures of tobacco.
All articles manufactured of leather, or of which
leather shall be a component part.
Fur hats, caps, muffs, tippets, and other manufactures
of fur, or of which fur is a component material.
Ornamental feathers, and artificial flowers, and parts
thereof, of whatever material composed.
Bracelets, chains, ringlets, curls, or braids, composed
wholly or in part of hair.
Iluman hair cleaned and prepared for use.
Fans end fire-screens of every description, of whatever
material composed.
Oil cloth, webbing, braces, suspenders, or other fabrics,
composed wholly or in part of Indian rubber, not other-
wise provided for.
Clocks, and parts of clocks.
Glaziers' diamonds.
Manufactures of pearl, shell, horn, bone, ivory, or
vegetable ivory.
Diamonds, rubies, gems, pearls, and other precious
stones, and imitations thereof, when set in gold, silver,
or other metal.
Cameos and mosaics, and imitations thereof, when set
in gold, silver, or other metal.
Compositions of glass or paste, set or not set.
Jewellery, real or imitation.
Coral, cut or manufactured.
Manufactures of services, vessels, or wares, of all kinds
not otherwise provided for, whether of gold, silver, or
other metal.
All articles composed wholly or in part of gold, silver,
or pletina.
Crystals or glasses for watches.
Glasses or pebbles for spectacles.
Baskets, and all other articles of grass, straw, palm
leaf, whalebone, and osier, or widow, not otherwise pro-
vided for.
Wax, amber, or composition beads, and all other
beads.
Brushes and brooms of all kinds.
Combs of all kinds.
Dolls and toys of all kinds.
Shell boxes, card cases, souvenirs, pocket-books, and
ill similar articles, of whatever material composed.
Musical instruments of all kinds.
Strings for musical instruments, and all other strings
of whip-gut or cat-gut.
Epaulettes aed wings of gold, silver, and other metal.
Cab net aed household furniture.
Walking canes or sticks, finished or unfinished.
Frames and sticks for umbrellas, parasols, and sun
shades.
Carriages, and parts of carriages.
All manufactures of wood, or of which wood is a com-
ponent material, not otherwise provided for.
Music and music paper, bound or unbound.
Paper hixes, and all other fancy boxes.
Paper envelopes, and ail manufactures of paper, or
of paper with other neiterials.
Billets-deux and fancy note paper, and paper of all
kinds, when of a size less than letter paper.
Sugar of all kinds.
Syrup of sugar, molasses, comfits, sweetmeats, or
fruits preserved in brandy, sugar, of molasses.
Parchment, vellum, asses' skins, wafers, sealing wax,
hair pencils, lead pencil:, red chalk pencils, crayons of
all kinds, water colours, metallic pens, ink and ink
powder, playing cards.
Confectionary of all kinds, not otherwise provided for.
Windsor, Castile, perfumed, and all other soaps.
Manufactures of the cork tree hark, not otherwise
provided for.
Volatile or essential and expressed oils, not otherwise
provided for.
Pastes, balsams, essences, tinctures, extracts, cos-
metics and perfumes, used either for the toilet or for
medicinal purposes.
Medicinal preparations not otherwise provided for.
Olive salad oil, and all other olive oils not otherwise
provided for.
Madeira, sherry, port, claret, champagne and all other
wines, and imitations of wines.
Cotton laces and insertings, cotton trimming laces.
Cotton lacets and braids, cotton cords and gimps.
Cotton galloons, cotton hat bodies.
Coal, coke, and culm of coal.
Wilton, Saxony, Aubusson, Brussels and Turkey car-
pets and carpeting.
Bedsides and hearth rugs of a similar fabric.
Almonds, grapes, other fruits green or ripe, not
otherwise provided for.
Nuts not otherwise provided for.
Anchovies, sardines and other fish preserved in oil.
Soused, pickled or smoked salmon.
Maccaroni, vermicelli, gelatitse and jellies and all
similar preparations.
Pickles, capers and sauces of all kinds.
Bay rum, court plaster, gum benzein.
Mineral waters, benzentas, mace, nutmegs.
Cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne pepper.
Pimento, ground ginger, preserved ginger.
Holey, gunpowder, cheese, Bologna sausages.
Prepared fish, poultry, or game.
SCIIEDITLE C.
All manufactures of wool, or of which wool shall be a
component material, not otherwise provided for.
All manufactures of worsted, or of which worsted shall
be a component part, not otherwise provided for.
All manufactures of goats' hair, or mohair, or of which
goets' hair or mohair shell be a component material, not
otherwise provided for.
All manufactures of silk, or of which silk shall be a
component material, not otherwise provided for.
Buttons and button-moulds of all kinds.