... consumption one-third; the falling of tea one-sixth, increased consumption one-half; the falling of silks one-fifth, doubled the consumption; of coffee one-fourth, trebled it, and of cotton ... from the parliamentary documents. Before the reduction of the duty on newspapers in England, the price was 7d., and the number sold in a year was 35,576,056, costing the public £1,037,634. On the ... £303,000. By the reduction of the duty, the price fell to 4s., and the number rose to 1,670,000, costing £334,000. Formerly the fee of admission to the Armory of the Tower of London was 3s.,...