... operation of the Adverti ment and Paper Taxes—such a statement journal costs at least five times the money. Advertisement Duty—like other duties—does simply put the full amount of its own weight the thing charged to bear it, but superadds a-l tional costs, and ...

... difficulty. The new Stamp Act relating only duties on deads and instruments creates a clear distinction between Stamp duties proper and those other duties not in prija eiple Stamp ...

... INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE, LIFE, ANNUITIES. Instituted 1&36. ABOLITION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. FIRE loeutances ran r.ow be effected every description of property, at home abroad, entirely Free of Duty. CAPITAL—£2,OOO,OOO. INVESTED FUNDS, REVENUE 1,255,.'.30 ...

... NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked whether newspaper proprietors who may have in their possession any stamped sheets on .the day when the proposed new regulations for the abolition of the impressed stamps take effect, will allowed to use them, and ...

... 1530] HENRY HORTOP, Barnstaple. DUTY. Imperial Fire Insurance Company, London. Established 1803. Agents will accept Proposals charging Duty (provitonally) from date of order until Midsummer only.^ ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCES. The Directors ...

... tention is doing more mischief than the excise duty on paper ; its abolition would, by manufacturing competition, reduce the market value of paper much more than the duty per lb., as did the abolition of the duty on printed paper, or paper ...

... SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, AND THE OXFORD TESTS ABOLITION BILL. We were unable last week to find room for the speech delivered by Sir S. Northcote, on Mr. Dodson's Bill for the abolition of Tests at Oxford University. We now append a fuller report:— Sir ...

... TUESDAY. Their Lordship! met at 5 o'clock. The Stamp Duty on Passports Bill was read a third time. Lord asked if the Government intended to carry any further the system of competitive examinations for appointment' in the Civil Barrio.. The Earl of Decay ...

... extensive aud increasing circulation, and the results hitherto secured are very gratifying and encouraging. The abolition of the Stamp Duty, of course, enables us to reduce the price of every unstamped impression the amount of the tax which is taken ■ ...

... ABOLITION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, New Bridge-street, London. Established introduce the system of mutual tire assurance in this country, which has been found so advantageous America, and the Continent. Guaranteed ...

... THE BUDGET. ABOLITION FIRS INSURANCE DUTY. THE West of England are to'issue Short Term Mid«ammr^Jb^j^*bolto at the fractional Charge Premium and Duty. Old Bank ; whom applications WEST ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1807. Capital £600,000. Fire ...

... from this duty a gross amgunt of £ The effect, however, of the duty, especi with reference to insurances on specie,is that e werchants on whom itis incumbent to pa: the dut; on all insurances they may , prefer insuring abroad, whore no duty elfect io ...