The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-16 00:00:00

TEA AND. SUGAR.

3. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Ma-
jesty, the duties and drawbacks of Customs now charged
and allowed on the articles undermentioned shall continue
to be levied, charged, and allowed on and after the Ist July,
1861, until the Ist July, 1862, on importation into Great
Britain and Ireland, or on exportation therefrom to foreign
parts, or on removal to the Isle of Kan for consumption
therein, viz.:—
Tea.

Sugar, as denominated in the tariff,

Sugar cane juice.

Molasses.

Almonds, paste of.
Cherries, dried.
Comfits, dry.

Confectionery.
Ginger, preserved.

Marmalade.

Plums, preserved in sugar.

Succades, including all fruits and vegetables preserved
in sugar not otherwise enumerated.
EXCISE—PAPER DITTY.

4. That on and after the Ist day of October, 1861, the
duties of excise now payable upon or in respect of paper of
any denomination, and button-board, mill-board, paste
board, and scale-board made in the United Kingdom, and
also all allowances and di awbacks of or in respect of any
of such duties,.shall cease, and shall be no longer charged,
levied, allowed, or paid respectively.
CUSTOMS—PAPER DUTIES.

5. That the duties of Customs chargeable on the articles
undermentioned imported into Great Britain and Ireland
shall cease and determine on and after the Ist of October,
1861, viz. :

Paper, as denominated in the Tariff.
Mill-board.
Paste-board.
Books, as denominated in the Tariff.
Prints and Drawings, as denominated in the Tariff.
EXCISE—C HICORY.

6. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Ma-
jesty, and in lieu of the duties of Excise now payable on
the article hereinafter-mentioned, there shall be charged
and paid for and upon all chicory, or any other vegetable
matter applicable to the uses of chicory or coffee grown in
the United Kingdom :
For every hundredweight thereof, raw or kiln-dried,
until the Ist day of April, 1862, the iuty of Bs. 6d., and
on and after that day, the duty of Us., and so in pro-
portion for any greater or less quantity than a hun-
dredweight.

And for and upon all chicory or other vegetable matter
as aforesaid, upon the importation thereof into the United
Kingdom from the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney,
and Sark :

For every hundreiweight thereof, raw or kiln-dried,
until the Ist day of April, 1862, the duty of 9s. ; and
on and after that day, the duty of 125., and so in pro-
portion for any greater or loss quantity than a hundred-
weight.

EXCISE—SPIRITS—RETAIL LICENSE TO DEALERS.
7. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Ma-
jesty, there shall be charged and paid upon every additional
Excise license to bo taken out by any licensed dealer in
spirits to authorise and empower him to sell by retail any
quantity, not being less that one reputed quart bottle, of
foreign or British spirits, not to be drunk or consumed on
the premises, the sum of £3 3s.
EXCISE—REPRESIIMENT HOUSES.
8. That, towards raising the supply granted to her
Majesty, 'every person who shall keep open any
house, room,shep, or building, for the purpose of
selling therein, or who shall sell therein, at any time
between the hours of nine of the clock at night and
five of the clock of the following morning, any victual or
refreshment, or cigars, or tobacco, to be consumed on the
premises where the same shall be sold (except beer, cider,
wine, and spirits, sold respectively under a proper license
in that behalf, and except also cigars and tobacco sold by a
person duly licensed to sell beer by retail to be consumed on
the remises, and also duly licensed to sell tobacco), and
every person who shall keep open any house, room, shop,
or building, for the consumption therein by the public of
any victual or refreshment, cigars or tobacco (except as
aforesaid), although the same shall net be sold therein, shall
respectively be deemed to keep a refreshment house, and
shall; unless he shall be duly licensed by the justices to
keep a common inn, alo house, or victualling house, on the
same premises, take out a license to keep a refreshment
house chargeable with the duty imposed by the Act of the
last session of Parliament, chapter 27.
STAMP DUTIES.—HOUSE AGENTS.

9. That, towards raising the supply granted to her
Majesty, there shall be charged for and upon a license to
be taken out yearly by every person who shall use or exer-
cise the business, occupation, or calling of a house agent,
not being an auctioneer, or an at praiser, duly licensed as
such, the stamp duty of £2.
STAMP DUTIES.—FURNISHED HOUSES.
10. That, towards raising the supply granted to her Ma-
jesty, in lieu of the stamp duties now chargeable for or upon
any lease or tack of any furnished'dwelling-house, for any
term or period of time less than a year, or any agreement,
minute, or memorandum of agreement containing the
terms and conditions on which any such house is let, occu-
pied, or held for any such term or period of time, where
the rent for such term or period of time shall exceed £25,
there shall be charged the stamp duty of 2s. 6d. with pro-
gressive duties respectively, to be calculated as in the case
of deeds and instruments in general of the same amount.
And for the duplicate or counterpart thereof the like
duties.