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

to s. so, in like manner with tho English
duty. II LELAND the duty in 1901 was 50 cents,
ana no les than twenty ons changes took piece be-
tween that year and lSJs when IT was fixed at s.,
and further Increased to :! 50. in accordance With
the rglish duty. When the duty was high in
;otlsna and Ireland great impulse w,s given 10 q
system Of Illicit disiatou, ch seriously Injured
ihs morals snd industry o. tie leopie III the districts
whero it was carried on, snd led 10 frequent raids
Of tue revenue officers police aud military upon the
law-breakers. In ls22 when tue duty war 81 40
III Ireland II is calculated that IL tba, country not
less than l0, ,000 600 Of gallons were oonsum.d,
while Only 3,CO0,OO paid caty, and 1t is much feared
hat the present high DUTY will result In like deli
ance Of the law, though it is trae that the former
facilities for Illicit Installation have OF late yesrs
been materially diminished, both IN Scotland and
LELAND.
Sugar from Beet.Eoot.-In 1887, duty of &c
per ll2 pounds levied on ali sugars made from
beet roOSs; and III l6iV, tie same DUTY WAS inposed
upon sugar made from potatoes, nee, and other ma
terials III the United Kingdom. The amount OF this
duty was, however reduced in 18f5 to 50 50 per l2
pounds. No duty has been received under tbis hoad
since 1856, though the law still rename in the stat
ute book ss protection TO the customs duties ON
foreign aud colonial sugars.
Chiccory.--An excise duty OF IS cents per cwt.
WAS imposed upon this article in 1860 as prevent
stivo againtt It's IN the adulte alton OF coffee.
This duty does not extend to Ireland.
OF these existing duties II Can scarcely be said
iuhk any Out II hfSf rttu on MI v!
that tae duty is high The British policy appears
now 10 be test excise duties should only 10 levied
upon lu4uries.
EXCISE LICENSES.
The licenses issued by IN. Excise principally
relate 10 dealers ip or manufacturers Of exci-sbe
articles, WHO naturally come under The surveillance
Of that department, though IN some lew instances
the licenses remain while the article 10 which tEey
refer has been freed from excise duty. The licenses
renewable annually ut present are: Aucioneers,
$j0 brewers, II rates, according ~ amount brewed,
commencing with under 20 barrels s. %, and clos
ing with above 40, ,000 1873 73i retail brewers aud
retailers Of wine, beer cider and perry, and keepers
OF rereshment houses, according 10 rent oil house
and arucle seld, from 81 ~ TO So 80; dealers In
coffee. tea, Sc, 81 eo; maltsIers, II rates. f'om
ubder 400 bushels, 81 o. TO exceeding ,ii0 $2J IS;
malt rosslers, 500; dealers in roasted malt $'Oi
paper makers, $2l; passenger vessels, IN which
liquors or tobacco sold e. %; Rostmasttrs IN
Great Britain tpeftons ietling post horses aud
carriages commenting with s5I oo ior one morse
and one carriage with seven rates TO ~ borses ard
exceeding ID carriages. when the license Is $'Soo.
with $50 for every 10 homes or fraction thereof
beyond; Postmasters in Ireland, $lU 50 and per
cent thereon; Lcenses TO all! game, SiO and Slo;
eealors in gsme, $40; soap manufacturers, $2i;
dstilIers and reotheIs Of aud Wholesale dealers N,
spirits, $52 30 for each additional for re,alIlns
sgiIis in quantities not less than quart, $io 13i
dealers foreign liquors, sl0 20; makers Of stiiis
Ia Scotland and Irelsud, 81 3d. chemsts
aud traders using still, S2 3O retailers OF shris
Ia Englsnd ana Ireland, seven rates, according to
rent o premises from under go rel. Sll o. 70 over
30 rent So; retailers Of tlrits aul beer II Scot
laDd from $sl TO sos 10; retailers Of sirs Ia Ire
land licensed TO sell coffee tea. &c i've rsIes from
under $l25 rent, s49 %, 10 $50 rent, 81 b5i
retailers ot sweets, s. 81, and whois,ale dealers,
SO 2J manufacturers OF tobacco sld suut elk rater
IRON under 2J,J00 pounds, so -. 10 over IVO VOO
posnds, Sl7 ~; dealers IL tobacco and shun " 81
/ vinegar makers, so 2J cealers Ii ioIelsu VINE,
So 50; retailers Of do. lGylng beer license, 81 o.
and baving both beer and spirit license, }il ";
license TO run stage carrlsgc ia Greal InIaia $lO,
" keep hackney carnage III London, 20
! Ia lieu Of the duty upon hogs ~.ic1 was repealed
last seis.cn OF Parliament, brewers OF ale and beer
Lave now 10 pay q iicebse duty oi<J lJ And a
pro rata sum on sccOuni OF tho qusuity biewed
which averages about e. IS on every % barrels.
The number Of persons taking out ibese iIcenses
in the wear ending Mnrch 81, ls5, Wa ss follows: