... War. wick; but he had finally the satisfaction of seeing his early struggles rewarded by the removal of the stamp, paper, and advertisement duties, and the complete free. dom of the press, In 1830 there were only two new4. paper shops In BirmlDghaim, for ...

... lastly a change would be made in the stamp duty on in- surencess given by certain companies against accidental death, personal injury, and damage to plate glass (a laughi). Ilo now caine to the subject of the malt duty, with respect to which a debate had ...

... to appease the advocates of a free breakfast table by taking off half the duties on coffee and chicory; while his fourth and last concession is the abolition of the holise duty on shops and offices in which a servant lives for the protection of the premises ...

... surplus in reducing wI the duties uponcoffee andohieoryone-half. '[hepresentduty th on coffee was now 28a. per cwt. He proposed to go reduce it to 14s., and the duty upon chicory, which was fr( 26s. 6d,, to 13s, 3d. The Excise duty upon chicory which was ...

... a provision that it upon the death of any person estate duty or estate and settlement estate duty become payable in respect of any settled property, the commissioners may allow such duty or duties on any past thereof to be paid with interest at three per ...

... Obarles Robbouee as chairman of the committee, at the same time complimenting him on the manner in which he bad discharged the duties iu the pest, Mr G. L, Lopes seconded, and the reso. lution wax carried. In replying, Sir Charles said their work in the past ...

... tariff, it would seem that the burden which was taken ofl by the re- moval of ?? duties was shifted to stamp duties on those Tory articles. As to the paper duty, us an excise duty lie would be glad to see it reinoved lit a proper time. The ...

... there Inia ?? corretness about 'the. eatimate, The last item in -stamps i- Ieneral' stamps; and .I -am glad to -bs a le-b announce 'that the increase on there. hna--been £357,000. The duty.on 'companies' capita, Wich -has been celerfully paid' (laughte ...

... Chancellor of the Exchequer, by bis forthcoming Budget scheme proposes to Increase the v revenues from stamps by an important alteration in the d stamp duty on contract notes which pass between stock. s, brokers and their clients, a SMEENS BROTiERS, of 6, ...

... thesame extent. The duty on pepper last year was 2124,000, and allowing for the month which bad elapsed, the abolition of tbis duty would take a further sum. from the surplus of £122,000. He next pro- posed to opportion the duties from locomotion. They ...

... operation Of the esate duty. Whieh hcs practically killed the old probate duty and, the old estate duty, and materlaily interfered with the receipts from the legaoy duty amd from the sucoelon duty. The net reoeipts from legacy ...

... removal of many of those I burdens which are comprehensively described as taxes on knowledge. The abolition of the newspaper stamp, the 3 advektisemenit duty, and the excise on paper were his latest achievements, and were recogunied by a testi. mniaoel which ...