CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS, 
Of any annuity or pension, 
1. 
Sa 
Under 1001. 
per annum 
.... 1 
10 
1001. and not 2001. . 
.. 4 
0 
4001. . 
.. 10 
0 
6001. . 
.. 20 
0 
6001. 
8001. . 
>• 30 
0 
8001. 
.. 40 
0 
1,0001. 
dr upwards 
.. 50 
0 
But in cases of renewal only, tl. 10s. 
Grant, of any office or employment, by 
letters patent, deed, or other writing, the 
salary, fees, &c. not amounting to 
501. per annum 
10 
501. and not 
1001 
0 
1001 
. 2001 
.. 5 
0 
2001 
. 3001 
.. 10 
0 
3001 
. 5001 
.. 20 
0 
5001 
. 7501 
.. 30 
0 
7501 
. 1,0001 
.. 40 
0 
1,0001 
. 1,5001 
.. 50' 
0 
1,5001 :... 
. 2,0001 
.. 75 
0 
2,0001 
. .3,0001. 
'.. 100 
0 
3,0001. per ann. 
or upwards . 
.. 150 
p 
Mortgage, conditional surrender by way 
of mortgage, &c. wadset, conveyance in 
trust, defeasance, or other deed, intended 
as a security by way of mortgage, where 
the same shall be made, as a security for 
the payment of any definite sum of money, 
advanced or lent at the time, or pievioiisly 
due and owing, or forbotne to be paid, be- 
ing payable. 
1. s '. 
Not exceeding 501. 
15 
Exceeding 501. 
O 
O 
O 
.. 1 
0 
... 1501. 
.. 1 
10 
1.501. 
... 3001. 
.. 2 
0 
... 5001. 
*. 3 
0 
... 1,0001. 
.. 4 
0 
1,0001. 
... 2,0001. 
... 5 
0 
... 3,0001. 
.. 6 
0 
... 4,0001. 
.. 7 
0 
... 5,0001. 
... 8 
0 
...10,0001. 
..10 
0 
...15,0001. 
..12 
0 
15,0001. 
...20,0001. 
..15 
0 
0 
This ad valorem duty is chargeable only 
on one •part, of the mortgage deed, the 
other being liable as a common deed. It 
is not chargeable on mortgages made 
merely for further assurance, in cases where 
the ad valorem duty has been paid on other 
deeds. ■ 
Newspapers, (for every half sheet double 
demy, or sheet of single demy) S{d. 
Pamphlets, of half a slieet or less, id, not 
exceeding a sheet, Id. 
Pamphlets exceeding 1 sheet and not ex- 
ceeding 6 sheets in octavo, (or on a lesser 
page) 12 sheets quarto, or 20 sheets folio. 
For every sheet contained in one copy, 2.s-. 
Acts of parliament, proclamations, orders 
of council, form of prayer, and acts of 
state, ordered to be printed by the King ; 
printed votes of parliament, school books, 
and books of devotion, are exempted. 
Passport, Ss. 
Plate of Gold, wrought in Great Britain, 
per oz. and in proportion, 16s. Gold 
watch cases excepted. 
Plate of Silver, wrought in Great Britain, 
per oz, and so in proportion. Is. 3d. Ex- 
cept watch cases' chains, and several small 
articles. 
Playing Cards, per pack, 2s. 6d. 
Policy of Assurance, on any life or lives, 
or on any event depending on life or lives, 
sum insured not amounting to 5001., los. 
Amounting to 5001. or upwards, ll. 10s. 
Specification, of a patent, 51. And far- 
ther for 1,080 words, above the first 1,080, 
11 . ' 
Stage Coaches and Carriages, carrying pas- 
sengers for hire, for every mile such car- 
riage shall travel : 
If carrying not more than 4 inside pas- 
sengers, 2(1. 
If 4 and not exceeding 6, 2id. 
If 6 8, gid. 
If 8 10, 4d. 
More than 10 ... Sd. 
Transfer of Bank or South Sea stock. 
7s. 94.' ■ 
Of East India stock, 11. 10.s. 
Of stock of any other corporation, not 
otherwise charged under the head of mort- 
gage or conveyance, 11. 10s. 
STRAW hat manufactwre, is of very mo- 
dern invention; it has, however, of late 
years afforded the means of support to a 
large class of our industrious poor, and 
of not a few in the middle -ranks of life. 
The manufacture requires but little capital, 
and the art is quickly acquired. Thirty or 
forty shillings are said to be sufficient for 
the purchase of the machines and materials 
for employing one hundred persons some 
length of time. The straw used is readily 
obtained!, and when properly sorted it is 
cut at the joints, and the outer covering 
being removed^ it is then ranged according 
to the different sizes, and made up into 
bundles of eight or ten inches in lengtli, 
and about a foot in circumference. The 
bundles are then dipped in water, and shaken 
a little, so as not to retain much moisture j 
