Star.
London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

SONG.

I must believe thee still sincere,
Though all the world should doubt thee;
Fur when thoal'tt nigh, I lose my fear,
There seems such truth abnut thee.
A ppssion pure thy glances ttl!,
And in thy bosom's heaving,
Where heaven resides, can clldress dwell—
Or aught that is deceiving ?

No—never In a shrine so pure
Could Falsehood fix it's dwelling--
Or those angelic lips allure.
By tale deceitful telling:
And I, till death dissolve the spell,

Will jny in thus believing—
For nut where Heav'n resides, can dwell
A thought that is deceiving?

THE NEW EXCISE LAWS.

The Act of the 6th Geo. IV. cap. 80, r granting 2
reduced duty on British spirits, and regulating the
trade of distillers and dealers in spirits comes intolul
operation on the 501 a January next, and as many of
its enactments are of a novel and important nature,
an abstract of the principal contents will no doubt
be acceptable.
The new duty commences from and after the 3th of
January, and is 7s. per imperial gallon on all spirits
made in E..gland, and the same duty on all spit its ma-
milactured in Scotland or Ireland, and imported into
this country. The spirit to be of the strength of by
drometer prool, or, if exceeding or falling short there-
of, to pay in proportion.
It being impossible to ascertain tie strength of
sweetened spirits with the hydromete7, it is enacted
that all such spirits imported shall be demised tole of
the highest degree of strength at which spirits can be
made, and shill pay duty accordingly.
The laws relating to the internal management of 2is-
tilleries next follow, but as they are not generally inte-
resting they may be passed over. The most ifirportan
alteration consists in the charging the duty on the ac.
tual quantity of spirits produced, and not as heretofore
'upon the wort put into the still.
No rectifier, or retailer of spit its, receiving any quan-
tity of spi. its not exceeding eighty gallons, shall break
bulk or add any water thereto, or in any way alter the
same, or tap or open any of the packages in which it is
trained, it the proper officer of Excise shall have
strength and quantity of the
purpose notice is to be given to
not attend within two hours
.ice,the dealer is to be at liberty to
about being subject to the penalty
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construed and acted upon,
, much inconvenience, as it is
he should leisve a notice at the
officer is usually to be found,
that two hours should elapse
ing the notice, which possibly
,y hours after tint cnig4al

spirits compounded with syrup,
ed on the packages containing
this kind, excepting shrub, to
ifier of a strength exceeding 17
No spirits of wine to be sent
than 45 per cent. Aare proof,
ihe same to keep it in a .cellar,
other spirits. Penalty for mix-
+ or spirits, 2001. No dealer to
zceeding its quantity one gallon
rely permit to specify the kind
strength of the same. If the
rte the strength, the spit its to be,
subjected to a penalty of 1001,
to the Public, who will in fume
spirits they receive.
')at if any quantity exceeding
without a permit, the same
the buyer, and the seller Inca-
the same, or the value thereof,
latever. The evidence of the
proof of this fact.
per sons whosoever, who shall
custody, any quantity of spi.
is, shall be 'deemed to be a:
the survey of the Excise, spel-
l:diens. and forfeitures to which.
This clause is'very severe on'
stoek fqr their own consumption.,
besides much inconvenience, to:
-for a dealer's license; at least
the meaning of the clause.
-11 any plain British spirits of
per cent. above proof, or be-
proof ; nor any compounded
of a greater strength than 17
All spirits sold or sent out con.
to be iiEfeltsd, waggle; with
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same.
spirits to be kept in separate
'cooky for mixing the same 1001.
reduce foreign spirits by ad-
presence or the officer to the
tnder proof, but not, lower.
or indirectly interested or concerned
2001. •
the projected Dritillery Zumpany,
among the Licensed Victiiallersousd

offence under this Act shall he ac.
penalty on informing against du: other.

law, or violently rescuing offenders,
or witnesses, w be cleaned guilty
lanyortod tur Leven years.
executing this Act on receiving notice so to
before a Magistrate, got.

number Of poachers, armed
attacked tour men employed
die Duke of Devonshire, at
are now lying dthgerously
'lave been taken into custody,
Ined in the assault.
named Gordon aced Ma he.v,,

a klaip, lying near Carli.lt-
beiqi entOpresl k painting the
trivadwielga came to the
that conttlltted ber lips in
,in or that Map might appear
opmt Prilsickt the attait said to her
'sY, Mild= ; if. yin, cbooir,
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same, or tap or open any i
contained, until the proper
• taken an account of the si
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‘, irme. And for this purr
the officer, and if he does i
I°ll.l ' after receiving sue) notice,
open.the packages, withou
of 2001. otherwi,e providei
.. •,, . This clause, if strictly
:i will subject the dealer to
not alone necessary that hi
i
place where the proper of
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after such officer receivin,
f 3 I might not be for man]
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leaving stk. .
. : , The strength of all spi
seed, &c. must be marked
• . the same. -Nei spirit .-Of tl
1. be sent out by the rectifiet
per cent. tunier proof. N
out of Any less streagth th;
'and dealers receiving the
or place apart from all oth
1 - ills the samewith wine or
k .
.: send out any spirits eve&
, - *Mho& a petniit, and sue
' 1 - ..of split, and the actual si
: . permit does not truly state
, forfeited, and t! c dealer su
This is an important clause t
( ' :know exactly what quality of spi
1:1i It is also provided, tha
one gallon be delivered . c
shall become forfeited to ti
' ,pacitated from recovering tl
in any Court of Law wha
'i buye is to be admitted in
All and every rersru or 1
• . have.in his, her, or their 4
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.rite, exceeding 80 gallons
.dealer, and subjected to a.
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. . to all penalties, regolation
. . such dealers ate liable. 1
persons laying in. a
,stoek
.and. will sutlect them, bit
1:., ' 1 an 'annual -expense of 101.1
such should seem to be the
, No dealer tokeep or sell
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stralgth exceeding 25 p
f i low 17 per cent. under p
...: 1I spirit, excepting shrub, of
g, 1 ,pig cent. einder proof. All
4 ~ lilleo
"1dt4914- tCP
i AA S canna g the sa
1 . British and foreign spit
11 ' vaults or places. Penalty
,I. Dealers to be at liberty tot
. . • sniXtare, with water in the]
. .stretigth of 17 per cent. un,
No retaikr shall.beslirectiy or
.1.,
.in any distkilery, 2tc.—Penalty 2
Ibis is an erectual bldw to t
? i tote formed by subscriptions am
regiOrtm thsk serious consider/tic
_ , Lather of tlu panics to any o
i :54itic4 of his share of.th:: pensk
, • rit cad Miwalitey thisl
Wrikid.pessonetipPosing the la
?et Ilivositing ulcers, informers, a
of iciony,,, and .may bo uranspottei
• Aggt4iik not elvcistin t
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~$ in conviction bcfor
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• Tlittviday evening, a
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, with gam and biedgeoss, a
P . noder the samekeeper of di
.r" • • whom . 4irespi, two Af ,
'1 , vampish* ,itllkrec... ales fiat
.charged with..bgiv elsocetti
Last week two taiorx,na
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fell from the top-roast ,pf a
I ' . bridge, Dublin, and were ki
, ; . . , ilistail, the painter, belt
1' ' - - • !Vert'. _. aei 04aaditiperetiv
...lower Onefof!the faitc, that
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•-t +6-.4- % the most tiOleGt manuer, in
.. A to have a little mouth, upon
. - - 4lavel7i "IM !lot .sinewy
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k ,11A. rnakotto mouth at- :41'
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