... State Church clergy to the hilt. 6. It was killed by the abolition of tax on im- ported food by that renegade executioner. Robert Peel. 7. It was killed by the abolition of duty on paper ''nd of stamp on newspapers, as Church- men forewarned t.he woild, when ...

... in the stamp duty would have reduced the revenue from this source by £ 200,000 a year Instead of losing by the reduction of deed stamps from 35s. to 10s, the sum realised left a pro- fit of i;100,000, while the doing away with the ad valorem duty on bills ...

... fact is the abolition of the duty on paper—the stamp duty, &c., introducing the admirable cheap literature which was now enjoyed. Remember (said Mr. Vivirn) I am not now referring to the Western Mail. (Laughter.) This subject-the abolition ...

... could not accept the boons offered by the Government in the abolition of the brick duties and the reduction on stamps, as a fair recompense for the great agricul- tural wrong. The stamp duties on marine insurance ought to have been included. ...

... in the stamp duty would have reduced the revenue from this source by £200,000 a year Instead of losing by the reduction of deed stamps from 35s. to 10s., the sum realised left a pro- fit of £100,000, while the doing away with the ad valorem duty on bills ...

... is but an incident in the great general ques- tion of justice to woman. He asks if the question be less sacred than the abolition of slavery in America or serfdom elsewhere. The most important period of life — the first — is, he says, entrusted to woman; ...

... an Exchequer rich enough to afford a remission of taxation, the window duties possessed claims at least equal to those ofbi-icks or stamps. Beyond the inevitable weight of this duty, the scale according to which it was levied rendered it peculiarly and ...

... less than 50 years the whole newspaper press has been revolution- ised in consequence of the abolition of the duty on paper, the newspaper stamp, and the duty on advertisements. THE MEANS OF EGRESS IN PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. ALL new theatres in New York have ...

... a deficiency of £ 275,000. The duty on silver plate was the next subject dealt with. He did not propose its immediate abolition, but said he proposed to reduce the duty by threepence in the ounce annually, until the duty altogether ceased. The next change ...

... of the Corn Laws, the abolition of the duties on articles of food and of general consumption,, the repeal of the duty on paper, and of the stamp tax on newspapers; the abolition of Paxliamentary, and University Tests, the ...

... would be a duty of 69. per cwt. on chicory. yielding £ 90,000. There would be penny stamps ftnd threepenny stamps on certain trade documents: eating' houses, including pastrycooks, would be allowed licenses tOl sell wine or beer. The duty on game certificates ...

... our cities enriching the nation abolishing sweating and improving the position of skilled workmen. Free Trade—Removing all duties from articles of general consumption. Religions free- dom-removal of all religious tests and disabili- ties. Political freed( ...