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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 20 January 1872, Page 3

Mb Okant, in his “ History of Newspapers,” tells a very good story of the origin of the custom of charging for the insertion of marriage announcements. At first these were published freely, as they still arc hy many provincial papers. ' But iji the early days of the Tinm it was the pastern in announcing a marriage to state the amount of the bride’s dowry—L2o,ooo or L 30.000, whatever it might happen to he, and in looking through the ladies’ columns one morning at breakfast, Mr Walter threw out the suggestion that if a man married _ all that money he might certainly pay a trifling per centage upon it to the printer for acquainting the world with the fact, “ These marriage fees nyould form a nice little pocket money for me, piy dear,” added Mrs Walter, and as a joke ht r husband agreed to try the experiment. The charge at first was but a trifle, and the annual amount probably not mush; hut Mrs Walter, at her death, passed this prescriptive right of hers to her daughter, and when a few years ago the right was repurchased by the present proprietor, it was assessed at L4OOO or LSOOO a year.

Advertisements received too late for Classification. NOTICE TO TIIE PUBLIC. JH. JEW ITT has Just received a fine • sample of STEWART’S ISLAND BOCK OYSI ERS, direct from the island And he has also made arrangements for a supply during the close season. Opposite Provincial Buildings, Princcs-street. WANTED KNOWN. (N BEAT REDUCTIONS in our own ~W make. Watertights, 20s ; Lace-ups, 17s; Bluchers, 15s; Balmorals, 25s ; Elastic Sides, 255; Ladies’ Laee-ups, 15s; Ladies’ Elastic Sides, 205,. All Warranted, At SCORLE’S Boot and Shoe Warehouse, VENETIAN BLINDS. OHN TAYLOR, VENETIAN BLIND-MAKER, Maclaggau street. TENDERS required till Wednesday, 24th January, for supplying and making Mainmast, for iron lighter Faithful. Spar to he approved. Harbor Steam Company. VERY superior Board and Residence. Private Sitting and Bedroom for Genttlcmcu, or Lady and Gentleman. Bedford Ilouse. George-street.