Among the Parliamentary papers issued during the last session, was
one allowing the number of advertisements on which duty was raid in each year from 1833 to the end of 1840. This is the last return. In England the num- ber of advertisements in 1826 was 775,356, and the duty (3s. 6d. each) was 135,6871. 6s. ; in 1827, the number was 765,593, and the duty 133,9781. 158. 6d. ; in 1828, the number was 779,250, and the duty 136,368/. 158. ; in
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1829, the number was 777,445, and the duty 136,052/. 178. 6d. in 1830, the number was 788,091, and the duty 137,9151. 188. 6d. ; in 1831, the number was 787,649, and the duty 137,838/. 118. 6d. ; in 1832, the number was 783,657, and the duty 137,1221. at. 6d. The duty was reduced to ls. 6d. from the 5th of July 1833. In 1834, the number was 977,441, and the duty 78,3081. ls. 6d. ; in 1835, the number was 1,038,041, and the duty 77,8531. Is. 6d. ; in 1836, the number was 1,173,136, and the duty 87,9851 48.; in 1837, the number was 1,206,680, and the duty 90,501/.m 1838, the num- ber was 1,315,581, and the duty 98,6681. Ils. 6d. ; in 1839, the number was 1,851,421, and the duty 101,356/ 118. &I. ; in 1840, the number was 1,425,387, and the duty 106,9041. 08. 6d.
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