... ABOLITION OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. This tax upon business having been repealed, have much pleasure in laying before our readers our revised scale of charges. The duty, as most persons are aware, amounted to one shilling and sixpence for each announcement ...

... ABOLITION OF THE ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. This business having been repealed, we have jack pleasure in laying before our readers our revised l«il« charges. The duty, moat persons are aware, one shilling Mid sixpence for each announce neat, irrespective length ...

... ABOLITION OF PUNISHMENT DEATH. SPEECH OF T. H. INGHAM, ESQ. The following report is abridged from tbe Carlisle Patriot On Wednesday night a public meeting was held io the Athenseum, Carlisle, to petition Parliament in favour c the abolition of Capital ...

... would be increased in the exact ratio in which the abolition of the stamp would call a lower class of uewspapers into existence. The last-named consideration, the effect which the abolition of the stamp-duty would have in multiplying ...

... repeatedly urged by arguments for the abolition of the paper duty this, however, we hear nothing. The clamour against grievance less bitterly felt is more easily propitiated. The fair and wise Course would to reduce the paper duty, if, at a time when recourse ...

... Church Rates Abolition.—The following members voted in the majority of 281 for Sir J. Trelawney'a Btll for the Abolition of Church Rates, on Wednesday last:-. Kendal, Mr Glyn;— Lancaster, Gregson and Mr Garnett;— Carlisle. Sir Jas. Graham and Mr Lawson; ...

... newspaper stamp being obliterated at the post-office on transmission, viz., the government sanction newspaper stamped cover, the stamp wbieh should impressed in the centre of the cover, in order that the direction might be written through the stamp, and ...

... publishes without a stamp account of a meeting of lawyers upon any sub ject, as class news; but if it had published an account of meeting of clergymen, then the secretary ' would not have had the slightest doubt' to its liability to the stamp duty, as it would ...

... the the will be Three Price stamped, and Fourpence Stamped. In thus Io our price, we give our readers the benefit of» tion to the extent of above one-half more than the relia we ourselves receive from the abolition of they duty, and we trast the lose will ...

... was almost irresistible. Some kinds of paper had to pay a duty amounting to 120 per cent, upon their cost price; and the duty on the raw material was three times its value. Why should such a duty remain when other trades were relieved from the tax upon ...

... Threepence Unstamped, and Fourpence Stamped. In thus lowering our price, give our readers the benefit of reduction to the extent of above oue-balf more than the relief we ourselves receive from the abolition of the paper duty, and trnst the loss will be more ...

... Church Rate Abolition Bill.—The following niem i?. a in favour of the second reading fi j w « Clay's Bill for the Abolition of Church Rates: fir an* Mr G, y Lancaster, MrGregson; Carlisle, Mr MrV°i' oc kermoutb, Mr Steel; Cumberland (E.)» WftA ar ®«> ...