... cautioning them against repetition of the offence, Bailie Trotter dismissed them without imposing a fine. Stamped Newspaper Covers.—After Monday next, stamped newspaper wrappers will not be sold at the post offices a smaller quantity than twelve. Concurrently ...

... and deputations from those affected have urged that the State ought to render some aid in the matter, either by the abolition of the duty of £3 per ton on wire-netting, or by some other mvans. The Minister has not as yet given any definite reply, but he ...

... of all existing suffrages. (*) The abolition of dual voting elections. Simplification of the registration laws, mostly baaed on provisions of the Scotch law. (4.) Alterations in the law aa to the appointment and duties of registration officers. (5.) Tbe ...

... understood. In early times, he said, the Catholic priests- inculcated it a duty incumbent upon the cultivators land that they should give one-tenth the produce to the church, and if this duty was neglected they were visited with excominuuication. Over all Europe ...

... fitness for the duties of a Parliamentary representative, it fell to him move in that ball that he was a fit and proper person to returned as the Member for the Bonier Burghs; and was with more than confidence that he again undertook the same duty. As they were ...

... £2OO, and received some communications which resulted in his forwarding in payment for one half-year's interest, and 2s stamp duty. No reply waa received, and some other transactions coming to the notice of the authorities, the prisoner's address waa ...

... condemn it; and .School Boards will only be doing their duty if they see that it is discontinued, and that the teachers give their whole time and attention during school hours to their proper duties. -The second of aeries of sermons, under . -uspicea of ...

... Suspension Bill was read a ...

... Pollok with a score of 86, less 14—72. Is the House of Commons on Friday petitions were presented against any increase in the duty on Bpirits by the Hon. Mark F. Napier from certain licensed traders of Melrose, and by Mr Thomas from Galashiels Licensed Trade ...

... season Their position was very critical, and might liecome more »o ; and the question arose—what is our duty to wants them ? He thought it a duty first to pass vote of confidence in the Government, the best men they could find to manage the affairs at ...

... accept Mr George’s theory the bigical conclusion was to take the land, but if they could not accept that theory, their duty was to stamp it out They were met to hear the best defence that could made for the theory.—Mr George said the C 'airman erred in ...

... up in his ow n house. But the fact is that, owing to the sensitiveness of the money market, i t is not possible that high duties on impor ted goods will ever make a in go! ld. ‘There is an inexorable country rich tile affairs which it is vain to law in ...