... dnrinir which the Government Duty remain in force, resolved from this date to issue ALL POLICIES FREE OF DUTY. By Order, W. W. HODGES, Manager. London and Lancashire fire INSURANCE COMPANY, LIVERPOOL. TOTAL ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. The Directors ...

... PAPER DUTY. Amon° tire many good things in Mr. Gladstone's Budget, we venture to think none are better, or will be more welcome to the country, than the abolition of the Excise Duty on Paper. This duty on paper, constituted one of the taxes on knowledge ...

... LITERARY SELECTIONS. . _ . STORY OF THE ABOLITION OF TORTURE IN FRANCE. Dunixo my stay in Paris, a good years ago, I had the good fortune to be inho. to Madame de a lady of an ancient and family, slid far advansod in yeah My oesiralgo friend, for so Ilove ...

... 1861. THE REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. IT will be known to our readers that. after Monday next, paper will be free from duty. The repeal of the taxes on knowledge—of the stamp on newspapers, the duty on advertisements. and the duty on paper has ...

... assessed taxes, registration of partnerships, registration of trade marks’ equalisation of the stamp duties on inland and foreign bills, spoilt bill stamps, aud tribunals of coraraerco, Leeds; Government control of railways, Middlesbro’; Factory Acts ...

... supported the amendment. —Sir M. said that nothing but the total abolition of chureh-rates would satiety dissenters.—Mr. WATLINOTON was strongly opposed to the principle of abolition, but at the same time hoped that this question might speedily be removed ...

... retains the Income and some other taxes, and at the same time pro. poses a revision of our Custom and Excise duties--the abolition or reduction of duties os important articles that will largely tend to develop and extend several branches of commerce. His scheme ...

... 12 per cent, on 1859. The gross receipt on stamp duties varied little from that of the pre- ceding year, tbe amount being -£8,292,749, an increase of about a half per cent. The proportion from tbe penny stamp on icceipis and bankers' checks was £411 .-135 ...

... affect private property at sea, accommodation bills, extra charges goods removed inland under bond, the equalisation of stamp duties on inland and foreign bills, registration of trade m uks, Government control of railwajH, factory Acts, carriage silk goods ...

... deeds of the yeai. He accedes at last to the long-'Urged demand for a reminion of the Paper Duty. In this, as on the proposed abolition of the newspaper stamp, we are ourselves much interested, end should probably be heard with a degree of suspicion. ...

... of the Government to filter and amend the political constitution of the country. The Government measure provided for the abolition of the franchise for ever, and the substitution, for the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, of one Chamber—the ...

... Won. 110011 AONXTL—Any person the at area, to paya stamp dot, of lIANDIL—ZIOII tense eseilidese as which ley mph Is it, where the be as; se at il=e meals £25. will be stamp duly ef la. 61. with duties. ILAWNINI AND psea.aae' Lemma =Where threw be bearldapp ...