... cent. He was also prepared to concede total repeal of the duty on bricks. The loss to the revenue by the reduction of stamp duties would amount to £300,000, and from the abolition of the duty on bricks £450,000,—making together £750,000, ...

... —( Roars of laughter.) ABOLITION OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND. Lord J. Russell gave notice that on the of May he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to create a Secretary State for Ireland, with view to the abolition of the Lord Lieutenancy ...

... other causes. Some old stamp duties repealed, and waiting for the new reductions, to come into operation to-morrow, have no doubt lessened the receipts from that source in the last quarter. The total abolition of the soap duties, which produced £12,030 ...

... series of alterations in the duties of the customs department were agreed to. The question of a modification of the hop duties was postponed for discussion, it was understood, till to-morrow. THE STAMP DUTIES. The Stamp ...

... or probate duty, hepoi.cr. Abolition th 2 Duty on AssusaxCe olicies. t i rumoured, in quarters where correct information niay expected to found, that the Government intend introduce a Bill during the coming session to abolish the Stamp-duty ...

... majority for the motion ' ' The industrial and Provident Society's Bill and other Bills were advanced a stage, and the Stamp Duties Act was reported. The llor the Exchequer brought in a Bill founded Ins resolutions. ° Adjourned .U.lo p la. ...

... course to be taken by those who are accountable for payment of duty in respect of any succession, Mr .11 ullings moved the omission of the provision that if the duty assessed should exceed the duty assessable, according to the returns made to the Commissioners ...

... laid before him, he considered the window duties to have the best claim to attention. The total amount the window-duties was £1,856,000, a sum which, it was obvious, would absorb the whole surplus if the duty was taken away altogether. In repealing the ...

... exemption in this case. After some further discussion, the bill was read third time and passed. The Stamps Duties Bill was read a second time. he Customs Duties Bill passed through committee. Several other bills passed through various stages. Some returns ...

... repeal the stamp duty on newspapers. Sir F. Tiiesiger described the difficulty there was in framing a bill to meet the case, in order to avoid the other difficulty of obtaiuing satisfactory judgment from the Courts. Mr Cobden also urged the abolition of the ...

... for levying the duty is already in existence. Again, take another class of taxes, the extension to corporate ai.d cohegiate property of the same duty that is paid on moveable succession. We have no means of ascertaining the amount of duty which would thus ...

... was next prepared to concede to a total repeal of the duty on bricks. The loss to the revenue in consequence of a reduction in the stamp duty would amount to 000, and from the abolition of the duty 011 bricks to £450,000, making £750,000, ...