... ABOLITION OF THE PAPER DUTY. On Tuesday, at noon, meeting the Yorkshire paper manufacturers, convened circular, was held at the White , Horse Hotel, Boar liane, Leeds, for the purpose of taking steps with a view to obtain the abolition of the duty on ...

... , reduction of the stamp duty in 1836, they do not j apprehend any injurious consequences from a total abolition, though they admit the prevalence a, contrary opinion. We confess we cannot understand why the repeal penny stamp duty should ...

... THB NEWSPAPER STAMP, Among the financial schemes which it appears Mr. Gladstone has in his repertory for the session of 1855, is the Repeal of the Stamp Duty on News- papers. In this case agitation has done its work, and the Coalition Government once ...

... has imposed a uniform penny stamp on receipts, which, by the smallness of its cost, offers little inducement to evasion; and under cover of this seeming liberality he has again subjected to the requirements of the stamp duty all receipts for sums between ...

... paper duty. Since the abolition of the stamp duty on newspapers from 40,000 to 50,000 copies of newspapers were published weekly in Birmingham, instead of 15,000, which wss the number before the stamp was remitted, and he ventured to say if ...

... interest, and the paper duty must take its turn. Grant the abolition of this tax; —would The Times lower its price, or the Illustrated News, or any other paper in the kingdom Speaking Tiie Times, we know what it did when the stamp duty was reduced. withstanding ...

... suggestion as to the Receipt Stamp duties las our approval only on the supposition that we must still have any tax at all upon the transactions ;o which these duties pertain. The plan proposed Is that there should be a uniform penny stamp for ■eceipts on payments ...

... House of Commons against the unqualified abolition of this ancient parochial charge and ecclesiastical district in England ale*. Let; the clergy look to this : they will be the first to suffer by church-rate abolition. . . .„ . The Church Institution (4, ...

... more acceptable boon to the community than the reduction ofthe hitherto exorbitant Duty upon Tea, which conies into operation this day (June a graduated reduction of duties, every advantage is effectually secured tho consumer—avoiding the drawbacks arising ...

... several Years past executed the duties of an Agent and Correspondent in * variety of Business pursuits, has determined to devote his time and attention exclusively to matters connected with Legal Agency, aa well aa the duties of a correspondent and Agent ...

... the I first of three resolutions moved by Mr. Milner Gibson, for the abolition of the Adventisement Duty, the other two j resolutions being for the abolition of the Newspaper Stamp Duty and the repeal of the Excise upon paper. The hon. ...

... annuities to. be altogether excepted, and no further duty the legal formality called lease for a year. There was to be a uniform duty of 2a. bd. upon memorials, instead of the present duty 10s. The duty on followers to be charged uniformly 10a. It waa to ...