l._

The rate of duty on the above articles is--On hard soap, 3d. per lb.;
soft soap, 13/4d.; candles, tallow, 1d. per lb.; wax and spermaceti,
31/2d. These duties are payable by law one week after the accounts are
made up; but as the accounts for the country include the operations of
six or seven weeks alternately, the period allowed for payment depends
upon the locality of the traders, as those resident where the
collector attends latest upon the round have a proportionally longer
credit; the time allowed for payment may be stated generally at from
fourteen to twenty-eight days. Within the limits of the chief office
the duties on candles are paid weekly; but those on soap have, by
custom, been extended to fourteen days after the account has been made
up.

_Duties on Newspapers._

Amount of Stamp Duties on Newspapers and Advertisements in England and
Scotland, during the five years ending January 5, 1830:

_Year_ | NEWSPAPERS. | ADVERTISEMENTS. |
_ending_ +-----------+----------+-----------------------+
_Jan. 5. | England | Scotland | England. | Scotland. |
| L. | L. | L. | L. |
1826 | 425,154 | 24,419 | 144,751 | 18,708 |
1827 | 429,662 | 22,013 | 135,687 | 17,779 |
1828 | 428,629 | 29,929 | 133,978 | 18,400 |
1829 | 439,798 | 33,556 | 136,368 | 18,939 |
1830 | 438,667 | 42,301 | 136,052 | 17,592 |

In Ireland the total number of Newspaper Stamps issued has been, in
the years ending 5th Jan. 1827, 3,473,014; 1828, 3,545,846; 1829,
3,790,272; and 1830, 3,953,550.

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THE SELECTOR;

AND

LITERARY NOTICES OF

_NEW WORKS_.

MOORE'S LIFE OF BYRON. VOL. II.

It is our intention to condense a sheet of extracts from the above
volume, upon the plan adopted by us on the appearance of the previous
portion of the work. Our publishing arrangements will not, however,
advantageously allow the appearance of this sheet until next Saturday
week. In the meantime, a few extracts, _per se_, may gratify the
curiosity of the reader, and not interfere with the interest of our
proposed Supplement.

_Extracts from Lord Byron's Journal._

"Diodati, near Geneva, Sept. 19th, 1816.

"Rose at five. Crossed the mountains to Montbovon on horseback, and on
mules, and, by dint of scrambling, on foot also; the whole route
beau