... despatch of business. ai ABOLITION OF FBIRELIEN'S FINES. 1 The RflIErIfR.ANCEi announced to the court that notice liad been given in the House of Counuons of a bill for the fc abolition of the payment of fines and stamp duties upon the d admsosion of ...

... Alornisg Herald says- la order to show S9 the Chancellor of ltce Exchequer the propriety of fixing a thle low scale of stamp duties for the transter of railway shares, jew wve have had a case submitted to our notice lsy a respect- C able jobber in the ...

... discover its shortcomings. Among'the Governmnent budget of failures,, the most notable are,-tbe Lord-Lieutenancy Abolition Bill-the Stamp Duties Bill-the Landlord and Tenant Bill -the Jewish Disabilities Bill-the M3erchant Sea- men's Fund Bill -the' Merchant ...

... the Lords. d April 5.-Tho Commons went into Committee on the n Stamp Duties Bill ; and the Extra-Mural Interment t Bill was read a first time. n April 16.-Mr. M. Gibeon moved the abolition of the r. taxes on knowledge. Lost by 101-190 to 89. .eApril 19 ...

... Press Association, that it is advisable in the next session of Parliament to abolish the paper duties, as well as the stamp duty on newspapers and the duty on advertise- mentg-in fact, to make the press of this country 6a free as it is in America. Of ...

... a fine his pledges to vague generalities, and refuse to divs a fl direct promise to oppose the abolition of -our local govern- t ment. And that its abolition is determined on, if our citi- zens be supine, not a doubt can be entertained. Lord Cla- t rendon ...

... from Mr. Oldham, in reference to the stamp act trick, which furnishes new and very grave matter for public observation. It appears that the bill, as originally framed, Aihade no provision for the parliamentary stamp. For that most useful provision tihe ...

... have the opportunity (bear, hear). I say the taxes on knowledge-the stamp on newspapers -La voice. And the duty on paper]-yes, the duty on paper-they are all bad; but the stamp duty on news papers produces a merebagatelle; and it it was ...

... for making out the patent, and w to levy an ad celorese stamp duty ol patented articles. As ta far as inventors were concerned, this would be less objec- st tionable than any other plans, as the stamp on the articles in would in most cases facilitate the ...

... Jordan said that the paper banufactgrera claimed the abolition of the duty on very strong groutids, viz- that many years ago a committee of the kouse of Commons recommended the taking off the duty on leather, paper, and glass. From the experience of the ...

... continuance or seneweal, byI a stamp or seal on tite writ itself. It wvill be bout cheaper and more simple. aitd the writ will ott its fusce shtow its oten date, and that el ite renetwed. lye propose that the renewal stamp be obtained in tite same w-ny ...

... days next. after the expiration of sueh period of a year amid. Ia sh~y, pay into the Chamiber of Lensfen the amonset of stAmp- duty thell ebargeahie by lawy upon the admission of freemen, to,,ethlr vitti, time further sum~ rL.,. 6s. ild.,to be applied ...