... supported Mr. Cohden and Mr. Bright, and Mr. Milner Gibson took part of the bill for abolition in the House of Commons. With the removal of stamp duty and the abolition of Jhc taxes on paper and advertisements Mr, Novello wasenahlcdto make further reductions ...

... agreed that the stamp was a postal fee for those who required to send a paper through the post office, but on those who did not require this privilege, it was to all intents and purposes a tax. lie denied that the abolition of the stamp would tend to ...

... Bills.—The Spirit Duties (Ireland sad Scotland) Bill went through committee. The Customs Duties Bill was ordered to stand for third reading. Stamp Thais* (Drafts on Bankers) Bill.-015 the motion for the second reading of the Stamp Duties ...

... of the impressed penny stamp for newspapers will be discon- tinued, and the privilege of reposting news- papers without additional charge will be with- drawn. In future a half -penny postage stamp or wrapper, with half-penny stamp, must be used at every ...

... Subscribers. The Abolition of the Advertise. meat Duty Having now been accomplished, the Proprietor has determined to give to Ms Friends and Patrons more than the full benefit of the Abolition on that class of Advertisement/ on which the duty was most heavily ...

... they 'misprinted paid a duty oft !d. per pound. copy Mined • stamp duty of la.. and earh imprnent a tax of Is Ed • the tw were nemwily hio,b. sad the circulation as compared with newspapers el to day small. With the abolition of the .111,11 s on knowledge: ...

... 17t10, and hot!' tea and mum might now be made luxuries of the rich if duties enough were imposed upon them The wine duties were duties of protection, differential, not revenue duties. RETORM AND NEW DUTTEII. Mr. Gladstone .then proceeded to develope a ...

... to propose was • stamp of one halfpenny on every box containing less than 100 matches, and a penny stamp on boxes of more than 100 ; a penny stamp on boxes of 'wax lights of 100 or less, as being more aristocratic, and a penny stamp per 100 upon fumes ...

... in So .land and Ireland, and on watch- cases—to commence on July 6. The abolition of the licence for playing-cards dates from September 2. The abolition of the impressed stamp and the adoption of tbe halfpenny rate on newspapers will take effect from ...

... years. The reduction oe foorpenny stamp to the penny stamp 8 the first favour wrung from the Govern- a(j \the abolition of the eighteen-penny e.rtisement duty was the second, and the o Potion of the compulsory stamp was the lrd. a popular ...

... per Week—Subscriptions, 24. 9d, per quarter, or 5s 6d. per half-year paid in advance.— In consequence of the abolition of die advertisement duty, small advertisements, if prepaid, will be taken at the following reduced scale:—Twenty-four ,words, Is.; O ...

... March 23, 1850. ?? BMy dear Sir,-I have to acknowledge the receipt of I your favour, enclosing prospectus of Newspaper Stamp a Abolition Committee. I have 210 hesitation in assuring f you that any proposal to facilitate the spread of know- s ledge amongst ...