New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-06

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NUMBER OF EXClSABLE ARTICLES.
In l7g7 the number Of articles subjrc 10 excise
dunes IN Great Bslfain was ~; in less IL Was III.
Teen; in 1885 1t was Zen; aud at the present time
is bat sx ou.y three OF which. mai, B.iIlsh spi1f
aad licenses, appear IN he is! oil hs the otner I'VE
eet-root, sugar and cbiccory) having been but 70.
Gently Imposed We give Le.ow some aecou1t Of
tie various articles which have Oeen subject TO lie
excise duty .iuce The hrsI-named date.
Iu 1873. about tbs time when the gradual repeal
of tie excise du les commsnceJ, Elk Of the articles
on " whcn lmpOsE had been heretofore collected oy
The officers ot excise (te1, eDee and cocoa, PrSpe'.
foreign ,pfrits to6aecO and sArg, aud rap/ were
transferred TO the customs, aud one cOicbes 20 10
ses.ei taxes, TO whDL departments they more prop
ery belong.
ARTICLES THE EXCISE DUTY UPON WHICH HAS
BEfN REPEALED.
,SoK-1his duty was imposed ia l69f, 10 The reign
OF w llism III. 10 l7JS It amounted to %
bu.hel; bat It was subsequently increased TO IS 7s
bnsnel or about thirty times the cost Of tie salt
l. was repealed IN lo2J. When at the nigne't, u
prod iced about 81 $40, 900 year.
Wt,.--A dutS on gold aud silver wire, which wEs
first impo ei in the regn OF Queen Anne, Was TO
pealel in ls2e.
ale and B er.-The duties On these beverages, We
have already stated, were amolg the hrs. Imposed:
In 1869 trCy appear 10 nave been % cents per barrel
i36 g,llousl on strong aid II cents per barrel on
small beer Soon after the Revolution several ten.
norarv dnt,es were imposed, bus ia 1854 they were
consolidated, the cutes b,int then liked al 81 Is %
the stiong aud at 81 cents on The small teer' An
l7S7 we fnd the dnty placed at g per barrel On
strong 75 cents table ant 33 cents on small beer
the two hitter remained 81 tuose rates uot ieo, ba
he first rased TO 80 - IN leV2, aud TO - % ~
1894 In Is . imperial measure was introdnc d, and
the duties altered 10 g. 25 and 10 s. ~ on strong,
Al 23 on intermediate aud A. and ~ cents tsbls
beer, at which Iste they conrnu.d till 1850, when
the dl'y was repealed At The Uaion Ia lO7, the
EpglIsh duties on beer were intro uced lnto Scot
land. but beside strong and small beer the Scotch
had a species which they called " twopenny, the
duty upon which wss then liked a. IS cents, aud 10
1860 increased TO 81 cents. Ine manufacture OF thai
species OF be- er ceased entirely IN 1872 The produce
Of ths duty was, at lis repe.l, aoou $i3.VV0,OVOe
year in EusaUd, S5oOV0O IN Seo'ilnd. Ale ana
beer brewed III private families Tor their own ass
was always exempt.
ClGer and Perry-Ths duties on these were also
among The FIRE; imposed. aaG were repealed IN ls3u.
Toe lmpo.t. which was s. 81 per barrel, produced
in lo2S $ls6 100.
Ihdes and Skins--A duty was imposed on leather
during the French wars in the reign " Queen Anne
u 1872 the duty, which had previously amounted 70
three cents per pound, Was douoied, ahd cooilnaso
at tix cents per pound III 49,, when IL was 70
stored 10 tie former nate al whieh II remained tu
1880 when It was repealed. Tue reduced duty
proc uced a net revenue OF about y ,UoJOVO
Prtsled Gools.-Previously 10 lI13, goods woyop
entirely OF cotton were interdlcted IL Great Britain
In that year Is statute was passed aHowinY prin,eo
goods, wholly msds Of cotton 70 be used, alter pay
ins duty of Six cents a square yard raised 10
&c ven cents IN l6O6 ani euacting some regulations
as 10 tie marks - DO affixed ~ lhe ends Of the
p,oss the stripes, &c. TINS act was repealsd
ID 1881. The duty being the same on both con.mop
and fue goods IL forned AN oDer0us and oppressive
tax upon the peor of 100 l5O per cen., Will ihe
rich who bought The finest goods, paid only ~ %
10 per cent. rus net revenue was e., ,OVV, ,OJV, and
the expepse Of collection vssy great III IA needes
10 stale the beneficial efcJ Which tue repeal OF this
duty has had upon tie calico printing trade III En-
gland.
Candl,..-The Excise duty on candles was also
one of the war taxes OF Queen Auns. lt was re-
pealed III 1884, when the rate OF duiy was Two cenA
q pound on tallow. and seven cents poaad oa wax
and spermace.i candles. The net reyeaue from 'His
duty IN 1928 was s. AS. $50.
Iass.-In I7oi duty was laid on pricKs ano
tiles, vf which mention is nnde psiow' III io"os
tiles were exempted from this duty, II having oecn
found very prejudica, especially hnce tns fePea N
1891 OF Customs duty, winch was leVisd on si..es
carried coastwise, although 1t produced very ui'
ding revenue. - -,
Stareh.-Ths duty on starch, which was anothes
Of Queen Anne Q war taxes. was continued iowa "a
1884, when it VIA repealed. The duty Was sooas U
cents per pound, ana tho net aiAhuAi '''sAA' ''0
from W ~ i25 900.
Stone Bottes.-In 1873, when the duty on glass
bottles was doubled tax Of 63 cents per III poupa
was imposed upon stone bottles al tho instarcs oA
tho MAKERS Of glass bostes, who fesred that tue a
" uced cost Of their own manufacture would glvo
an advantage to the makers OF stone bottles. isis
rate was doubled in 1917. Tho duty on stone bottles
never produced much beyond 81, 100 per annum On
the gross receipt, and it was repealed IN 1854
Sreets and Mead.-Ths excise duty on these
another Of Queen Anne's taxes, WAS repealed IN
1884.
V,aegar.-Ths duty on vinegar, which wass
cents gallon, was repealed in 1874 THO revenue
cd thersfrom 10 1912, was 9li9,ZlO.
Auct,oDs.-From lit TO lsaa, " wAica iAs'os