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... committees in the Corps Legialatif. With reference to the press, the proposed changes wouti consist in a lowering of the stamp duty ; the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation ; and in cases of offences against the press laws, the substitution ...
... criticism as tnat which the concession of the right of debate in the Chambers cells forth. The reduction of the stamp duty, and the abolition of the rtceesity of previous authorisation for the establishment of a now journal, are laudable mead:tree. The ...
... ABOLITION OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTIES (hrom the Morning or Friday.) The bill for abolishing the Advertisement Duty received the Royal Assent last night, and comes into operation. this day ; and we have, theretore, the satisfaction of announcing that the ...
... TH-E NEWSFAPER STAMP . —The Alloa . Advertiser , urging the abolition oE . cbe paper-duty , adverts to the desirability o £ re-adjustingr the ' postal stamp for newspapers . It sayBs—** The Scotsman , backed up by other jiapers , some time ago recommended ...
... THE p ress of Prussia hag for some time past been claiming the abolition of the stamp duty on journals . IT-ia stated that the Empress of Germany will probably come to England shortly on a visit to the Queen . - ' ' • JOHN ( WILTINGTON , signalman , in ...
... STAMP DUTY ON NEWSPAPERS. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the present state and operation of tho law relative to newspaper stamps, also into the law and regulations relative to the transmission of newspapers and ...
... half millions actually accruing to the revenue. Because the duties on wines, the Inverses of the rich and well-to-do claw, have been lowered 60 per cent. since the year 1859, the average wine duties having been 2d per gallon in 1859, while they ere only 2s ...
... ABOLITION OF FRENCH _PASSPORTS MB HEWAI _, of the Chamber of Commerce _, having been in communiqation _• with the French Consulate ' on the subject of the Abolition of _Passports in France , _has been _favoured with the following _documents : — COSSDLAT ...
... ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION BILL. The Edinburgh, Canongate, and Montrose Annuity Tax Abolition Bill was read second time. ELBCTIOST COMMITTEES—THE FALKIRK ELECTION. Sir J. PAKINGTON brought the report of the Falkirk burghs Election Committee, declaring Mr Merry ...
... without _entering upon the general _subject _, I _beg to offer you a few _observations on tlie newspaper stamp duty . You state tliat the _penny stamp on _newspapers _ia not in reality a tax , hut a _payment for _the use of the Post-office powers of transmission ...
... reasonable fear that this last remnant of nationality would be extinguished by the abolition of their mimic court, by Sir Robert Inglis because Mr Shell hinted that the abolition would facilitate the endowment of the Romish priesthood, and by Messrs Moore and ...
... THE CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. The Duke of SOMERSET moved the second reading of the Church Rates Abolition Bill. He thought that satisfactory compromise could be effected until the rates were entirely abolished, and he did not believe that it was necessary ...