1 FEBRUARY 1833, page 16
The Stamps.
STAMPS are of comparatively modern date. When the Dutch were re doted to great pecuniary straits in their contest for independence against Spain, they offered a reward to him......
The Excise.
THE Excise, in the words of JOHNSON, is "a hateful tax levied on commodities" manufactured in the country. It is vexatious, as sub- jecting the dealers in the particular article......
Minor Articles, Unimportant In Point Of Heirsde.
Starch £75,504 34d. per lb. Stone Bowies 3,054 5s. per ewt. not exceeding two quarts measure. Sweets and Mead 2,350 6d. per gallon. Vinegar 19,313 2d. per gallon. These items......
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