... favour of the budget ancl the commercial treaty — from the Bradford Equitable Building Society, against the abolition of the exemption from stamp duties; by Mr. PULLEN, from the National Society, against the Endtvwed Schools Bill (No. 1) ; by Mr. Stansfeld ...

... their rates of duty were considerably reduced, and rendered more simple and uniform by the abolition of progressive scales and of several exemptions. They became im- mediately more productive. In 1854, the last year of the high duties, the tax on servants ...

... regard to the expenses incurred for public works. He likewise advocated the suppression of the Octrois, and the abolition of the stamp duty upon newspapers, and of the imposts upon salt. In conclusion, he pro- posed the introduction of an income tax. M ...

... ChaneieUor's statement, are occupied this morning with careful criticisms of its various points. The meditated abolition of the paper duty and the stamp impressed on newspapers, meets with approval ; but every one of them exclaim against any increase in the ...

... anomaly j of a heavy duty upon malt — surviving the repeal of the customs duty upon corn and the excise duty upon hops i — beiug still maintained, moreover, in undiminished seve- I vity, in the face of successive reductions in the duties uvoa wives, tea, ...

... disturbed. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Slawh The Second Chamber has approved, by ■*' ' against 31, a bill for the abolition i»f thene** paper stamp duty both upon home :.n (1 ' journals. The bill is to take effect from '-he ?? of June. MALTA. VALETTA, Maw [4 ...

... admirable and long- established machinery into hopeless confusion. Unconditional abolition of church rates is therefore an unjust and impolitic cry. Conditional abolition might be reasonable if the conditions were equitable. But to maintain a legal re ...

... reducing the duty from 9d. in the pound, as at present charged, to 7d. in the pound. Tlie total present relief to be afforded would be — Abolition of small charges on commerce £143,000 Abatement on minor incomes 300,000 deduction of tea duty 1,300,000 Reduction ...

... (£2,000) i.. required to be deposited in Paris before a -twspapercau be started. While odo centime is _e_ oil the stamp duty the postal stamp of four •times is retained. Therefore a Parisian jour- : cannot be delivered in the provinces without ■ rpivment ...

... far more to reduce custom duties than to reduce duties on articles of our own production. On ...

... severity, and, amongst others, iv- I stauced the abolition of the preliminary Minis- terial authorisation at present required for the pub- lication of a newspaper, a slight reduction in the i stamp duty, the discontinuance of punishment by imprisonment ...

... the proprietors of newspapers in Londonderry, praying that a halfpenny stamp be issued for franking packets not exceeding 2oz. passing through the post-office, if the impressed stamp on news- papers be abolished ; by Mr. StaNSFELD, from hop mer- chants ...