The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-26
Taxation in England,

| Ine last annual returns of taxes and
imports in England shows a total OF
f6S,OOO,O0O, raised in 1868, of which
10000 came from customs. Un.
manufactured tobacco, of which over
100000 600 pounds were imported, pro-
duced 6,350,556; while cigars, snuff
caYendish and other manufactures OF
tobacco yielded less than a quarter of
a million, bringing up the smokers
contribution to the national strong
box to f6,596, ,2S4. Spirits of all sorts
yielded f4, ,301 ,62O, of which by far
the greater part comes from brandy
and unsweetened rum, the first count
ing for fl, ,659, ,818, and the second for
t2,OS4,2 4,2OS; and as the duty is a trife
over ten shillings a gallon, very sim
pie application of Cocker shows con-
sumption of nearly 100000 gallons
OF these two classes of foreign spirits.
Malt, vinegar, spruce, gold and silver
plate, and some smaller items, count
for few thousand only. Tobacco,
VINE and spirits together yielded fI2,-
359,Ol3. Tea, coffee, chicory and cocoa
rank for f3,359, $50; tea heading the
list with f2,s29,13O. Sugar and mo-
lasses produced E5,76O,OOO, while
few trifiing articles in which sugar is
an ingredient such as almond paste.
preserved plums, and other confection-
cry, just make sufficient mark in the
return to bring it up to 95, ,765, ,5M.-
Wheat at Sd. per cwt., was imported
in quantities sufficiently large to pro-
duce t446, ,152-a sum which all other
breadstuffs and farinaceous substances
fail to equal, as they do but raise the
mead OF the return in which thew an
pear to tSS3,94, which, with G421,-
74O from, dried fruits, completes the
sum we have already mentioned.
The excise brought EGO, ,778,842 in
1866, and in 1867, Ell, ,5l4, ,131-an ad-
vance of 81 per cent. but in 1868 it
went back to Ell, 1923, ,s49. 22,6s2.a57 |
gallons of spirits at los per gallon
give FL, ,346.1S1, the best figure in the |
whole return; while malt stands for
f6,575, ,263, SO that the two together |
come to nearly e1s,OOO,OOO, ont of lit
tie more than s21,OO0OO0. But even
this Il does not complete the tribute
which Bacchus pays to Caesar. Brew
ers, licenses cost over 4357, 600; malt
ers, nearly fl6,OO0; beer, spirit, wine.
md similar licenses, considerable over
/ million.
Fortunate legatees paid s2,S94. $50 |
n the shape of legacy and succession
iuty; fl,771,S 1892 to probates and ad-
ril and s13s,s2s more for
3robate Court fee stamps, the last fig
ire being suggestive of many a hard
md costly fight over disputed wills.
Deeds and other instruments maid |
sl,620,426. Inland bi Is of exchange
'roduced e3s9, ,449, and, as showing
ne extent of our foreign trade, we
lote that foreign came so close to the .
thers as to bring 8314,61O; I4O,s71,-
~ receipt and draft stamps fetched
'5S6,964; marine insurances, eI6S.-
Ga; fire insurance, FL, l,O23,6 sos; news I
apers, fl20,225; and patent medi-
ines, S62,556. The law courts patents !,
or inventions, company registration, .
nd other stamps of the same kind, :.
arying greatly in their productive
ess, complete the return, and make =
p the stamp total to f9, 9,737.573.
The income tax added 96, 6,2s7, ,O79.-le
he post Office business was worth p
43S5,574, and its money orders HI73.-
50, making total of "a, $685. 1862, as
salnst f4,551,5H in 1867, and .3,6I4- =
Is, in 1865. - 3 ..,''l.'3,,'7 - Il