... mittees in the Corps Legislatif. With reference to the pr.ess, the proposed changes would consist in a lowering the stamp duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation, and in cases of offences against the Press Laws the substitution of ...

... THE NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTY. ( From the Morning Herald.) In the observations we hare heretofore made, or that we may hereafter make, upon the abolition of the stamp duty on newspaper supplements, we desire to say, once for all, that we are ...

... PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. It is at the close of the pari iaincntary session that something like the feeling of real business crowds upon us, and although the abolition of the newspaper-stamp did not get so far as Parliament iu the shape ...

... 7 ae — — the London Financ! Ge ts ab pre under signature for the abolition of duties om sugar, and coffee, Several firms in this city have also sig rf Tur ore the mere peasigte ta CA ‘nie _.n.. .. gi. Oe, taxes and imposts, for i ending March Sugar; tea ...

... Committee on the Stamp Duties Commo ?? __e_ 1. ?? I_ tit Bill. The measure itself seemed to meet with much dis- favour in many quarters; but it -was submitted to and carried. until the clause regulating the ad valarem scale of duties wasproposed. The ...

... judgment teem the courts. Mr, COBDEN also urged the abolition of the stamp on newspapers, owing to the difficulty of legally defining what news was. It was a reproach to the age to maintain stamps. The Metropolitan Improvement Bill was read a third time ...

... said the best remedy would be to repeal the stamp duty on newspapers at once. Sir F. THESIGER described the difficulty there was in framing a bill to meet the case. Mr COBDEN also urged the abolition of the stamp on newspapers, owing to the difficulty of ...

... upon they will vote for its abolition. lUe only point, therefore, on which the hostile sections of the pro-rate party agree is, that each would rather see the rate abolished than accept the scheme of the other. The abolition of the rate is thus the only ...

... the contrivers. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer's resolutions are for the reduction, not the abolition of taxes, the abolition of the advertisement duty can only effected by bill brought for that particular purpose; and, should that bill thrown out ...

... THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. The clauses which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes to add to the Newspaper Stamp Duties Bill —they will be found in another column of this day's issue—will make that measure all that can be desired. They will confer upon Newspaper ...

... from £l2O to £BO. ADVERTISEMENTS AND STAMPS ON SUPPLEMENTS. We propose to reduce the duty of Is 6d to the sum of 60, and remit the stamp duty on supillements. The loss upon the advertisement duty, and upon the ...

... as STAMPED. end suddenly brothel:. to • stand-still, in spite of the meet decided will. In the very of dding to proceed with a debate by a majority of 198 to 9, It found itself an so to proceed, and obstructed and choked by a small impediment in the shape ...