The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-24 00:00:00

THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE

We have received the following communication, on a
subject of great mercantile importance :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,—As considerable anxiety is at this time felt by
the gentlemen engaged in the wine and spirit trade, on
the subject of REDUCTION IN TILE DUTY ON BRANDY,
namely, from 225. 10d. to 15s. per gallon, as proposed by
Sir Robert Peel, and the uncertainty as to the time when
the alteration is to take place having been productive of
much inconvenience in regulating their movements in
payment of duty, I beg to communicate for their infor-
mation, through the columns of your widely-circulated
paper, that the Customs have THIS DAY been authorized
to receive the new rate of duty on brandy and other fo-
reign spirits of 15s. per gallon. At the same time it is
important for the trade to keep in view. that the Customs
have the power of claiming the difference between the old
and new duties, of 7s. 10d. per gallon, in the event of the
resolutions not being ultimately passed.
The majority for the measure in the House, on Tues-
day, was 29, the numbers being—for the new duty.

for the old duty, 35 ; majority, 29.-1 am, &c.,
WM. DIXON, JUN.,
• Chairman of the \Vine and Spirit Association
Liverpool, March 19, 1846.

The following are the official documents :
" Treasury-chambers, March 18, 1846.
" Gentlemen,—l am commanded by the Lords Com-

missioners of her 111,jesty's Treasury to transmit here-
with the enclosed resolutions, agreed to by the House of
Commons yesterday evening, and to direct you to admit
the articles therein named, except seeds, either free of
duty or at the rates of duty severally specified, under the
usual conditions of the parties abiding the ultimate deci-

sion of parliament. • _
" I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
(Signed) " EDWARD CARDWELL."

" Custom-house, London, March 18th, 1816
le forecoinc copy of a letter from Mr. Cardwi

one. of t

vies to the Lords Commissioners of t

of the

Treasury, together with a copy of the res
House of Commons therein referred to, is transmitted to
the Collector and Comptroller at Liverpool, who are to
take care that the same be duly obeyed, observing that
the additional duty of 5 per cent. is not to be considered
applicable to the articles in respect of which the duties
have been reduced by the present resolutions.
" By order of the Commissioners,
(Signed) 16 W. MACLEAD."

Extracted from the notes and proceedings of the House
of Commons :

" 13° die Martii, 1816

" Spirits or strong waters of all sorts, namely, for every
gallon of such spirits or strong waters of any strength
not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes's hydrome-
ter, and so in proportion for any greater or less strength
than the strength of proof, and for every greater or less
quantity than a gallon, namely, not being spirits or strong
waters the produce of any British possession in America,
or any British possession within the limits of the East
India Company's Charter, and not being sweetened spi-
rits, or spirits mixed with any article so that the degree
of strength thereof cannot be exactly ascertained by such
hydrometer, the gallon, 155."

On Saturday, the order to receive foreign spirits under
protest was altogether withdrawn.

Determination of blood to the head, apoplexy, &c.
effectually prevented by the occasional use of " Framp-
ton's Pill of Health," which, by strengthening the action
of the stomach, and promoting a healthy and regular di-
gestion of the food, prevents a recurrence of those symp-
toms of this alarming disorder, giddiness, oppression of
the brain, singing noise in the ears, headache, &c., They
are an excellent aperient, without griping or prostration
of strength, create appetite, relieve languor, and invigo-
rate the spirits ; while, to the free liver or sedentary they
offer great and important advantages. Sold by all vendors
of medicines. i Price Is. lid. per box. See the name of
" Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London," on the govern-
ment stamp.

TO SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART.