... four resolutions—for the abolition of the paper duty, the newspaper stamp, the advertisement duty, and the duty on foreign books. Only one of these resolutions was carried to a division, namely, that for the repeal of the paper ...

... BANK DAYS OF GRACE ABOLITION, .., PEDLARS' CERTFICATES, .CONTINUANCE OF EXPIRING LAW S . MERCHAHT SHIPPING ACTS AMENDED, 6D CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE — affe ct- ing Distillers—Horse Duty—Volunteers, Appraisements Stamp Duties Newspaper Publisher ...

... proposed to hand over this | great Empire to the ignorant and seditions ; the abolition of the Corn Laws was ruin landlords and tenant farmers ; the removal of the Stamp Duty was flood the country with obscene press ; the Disestablishment of the Irish ...

... hippiead with the Government stamp—duty, half. penny. The sight of this relic of byegose journalism reminds one of the various strugehis the pen has had in asserting itself as mightier than the sword. In 1874 a stamp duty of Id wee charged for every ...

... FAST-DAYS. SIR, —I regret that my remarks at the last meeting of the U.P. Presbytery, regarding the Abolition of Fast days have been misapprehended by you. I do not object to our civil rulers uniting with our Presbyteries, in calling upon the community ...

... condition of having a proper printed stamped paper, because the Government preferred getting a sixpence duty properly secured to them rather than a five shillings-duty which they had only obtained in a very few instances The duty on re-insurance imposed last ...

... thteschers who have their salaries of by the abolition of fees. A oomninnicatioo was submitted from the Klucation Department, in reply to a question put to the Department by the Bawd, intimating that the probate duty was not applicable to evening schools. For ...

... sorry Wont, •Mk duty tits tot it to 1741; to VA 1711 44 is 1816. Reduced to potty is 1466. The stamp goy was abolished, 1456; fM Wimp bird This cord. Int soot 1 MC, lab d tbsag s ol 4d mob Minty, Alter the wing don, Lei Iwo& in a bill to duty, wt. amid 112 ...

... ENLARGEMENT OF THE HE It ALI) ALTERATION OF TIME OF PUBLICATION. TN view of the Abolition of the Newspaper Stamp the Publisher of THE ARDROSSAN AND SALTCOATS HERALD has resolved on issuing it WEEKLY. In adopting this resolution lie complies with the ...

... BANK DAYS OF GRA (7E ABOLITION, 3D PEDLARS' CERTFIC %TES, 6D CONTINUANCE OF EXPIRING LAWS. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS AMENDED, CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE —affectlug Distillers—Horse Duty—Volunteers, Ap- 4 praisetnents - Stamp Duties Newspaper Publish ...

... six months. The House divided, when the numbers were—For the second reading, 178; against it, 32; majority for, 148. The Stamp Duties Bill passed through committee. The House adjourned at 2.30 A.M. ...

... sold previous to the abolition of the stamp They are larger and cheaper, and In the great majority of cases, are conducted with 411 ability to be met with in no other country. But what about the advertisement duty? Why. by its abolition our merchants and ...