... committees in the Corps Legislatif. With reference to the press, the proposed changes would consist in lowering of the stamp duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation, and, in cases of offences against the press laws, the substitution ...

... society meeting in Temple Street and we again urge our many readers to become members The reduction of the stamp duty and the abolition of the duty on bricks cannot but have beneficial tendency in stimulating the prudent of the working classes to erect ...

... return of duty on account of debts discharged. The second point urged is an alteration of the excess of duty payable on grants of letters of administration in cases of intestacy —viz., increase calculated at about 33 per cent, over the duty where there ...

... substitu- tion. As to duties on gold and silver plate, and licenses for dealers in them, the Inland Revenue Department may substitute avoirdupois or metric equivalents until the law is changed, and the same may be done in assessing customs duties. Considering ...

... THE ABOLITION OF UNIVERSITY TESTS.I Last evening, a meeting, under the auspices of the Bir- nminghamn Central Nonconformist Committee, was held at the Assembly Rooms, at the Royal Hotel, in support of the complete abolition of University Tests, There ...

... Army (not including abolition of pur- chase) Navy Civil Service Bevenne departments Post-office Telegraphs Packet Service Abolition of purchase Total .£71,313,000 Thu is £1,423,000 loss than tho actual grants of last year, and admitting that ...

... ABOLITION OF RE-DIRECTION CHARGES LETTERS, AND ALTERATIONS THE BOOK POSTSAMPLE POST, AND NEWSPAPER RULES. On the Ist June the following changes came into force: Re-Dihection Charges. The chargei for re-direction letters will be abolished and on and after ...

... TEE PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE INCOME TAX. MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS AT LEAMINGTON. I Yesterday, at the Town Hall, Leamington, before Messrs. E. Wheler and J. Panton Gubbins, James Martin and Edward Crofton, the two men who were arrested on Tuesday by Mr ...

... provide the less populous districts to the exclusion of the London journals. The removal of the penny stamp, the abolition of the advertisement and paper duties, completed the revolution by enabling the proprietors to establish penny the uniform price of the ...

... One of the most important changes is the entire abolition of progressive duty —an instrument is now only charged with the principal or ad valorem duty, no matter what its length may be. The common deed stamp is now only ten shillings, in place of 30s. as ...

... TOTAL ABOLITION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. D ISTRICT FIRE OFFICE (Opposite the Post Office), 61, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED WITH THE ALLIANCE BRITISH AND FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. INSTITUTED 1824. Sub Scribed Capital • £5,000,000. Paid-up ...

... TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES. ABOLITION OF THE PAPER DUTYDENJAMIN HALL, Wholesale and Retail Stationbr, Account Book Manufacturer and Lbtter-Prbss Printer, respectfully inform his Friends and the Public that he has REDUCED the PRICE of EVERY KIND of PAPER, ...