... Committees the Corps Legislatif. With reference to the Press, the proposed changes would consist in the lowering of the Stamp Duty, the abolition of the necessity for Government authorisation ; and, cases of offences against the Press laws, the substitution of ...

... been marvellously restored by very simple means, and as a public duty feels it incumbent him th information toothers similarly affected, receipt of a directed envelope bearing two stamps addressed B. B. Laurie. Hisq., Montague Chambers, Montague Street ...

... in Scotlaud have paid in respect of stamp duty chargeable on indentures of apprenticeship L .30, and on their being admitted to practise 111 any of the inferior courts in Scotland a further sum of L.25. The stamp duty- paid by them before admission to practise ...

... their employers, have commenced agitation for the abolition of the duty on manufactured cloth exported to India, which it is said is about equal to the cost of weaving. is believed that the repeal of the duty would result in a great improvement in the cotton ...

... surplus up to L.3,883,000. From that, kowever, tome small redaction* are to male consequent the abolition of the penny parcel duty on goods, and the la 6d stamp on bill* of , lading. The Finance Minister tbeu addressed 1 himself to the method in which he ...

... favour of reducing the duty on insur- ances. He is not yen 7 sanguine as to the re- j suit, but he has brought himself to tiy- the experiment ; and as we have said the duty of 3s ' per cent, is to be lowered to Is 6d, and the policy stamp to be one penny instead ...

... BUDGET. —~— ABOLITION OF FIRE INSURANCE DUTY, ' i ...

... Chancellor of the Exchequer said that if the old duties continued, and at the same rate of production, he might calculate upon a revenue of £70,170.000 for the year 1865 (56; but, as he remitted duties calculated to lose him £3,778,000 in the year, this ...

... kinds of advertisements. The publication of Stamp Returns, an indication circulation, is only calculated to deceive. Some of the newspapers ■with the largest circulation in Scotland not issue single stamped copy ; the various railways, and other modes ...

... gentleman, and whose eye, rolling in a fine frenzy, can detect the assurance of peace and goodwill to men in the abolition of the duties on wines and kid-gloves. But it is possible to have too much even of eccentricity, and that, it is now very obvions ...

... given to put stop to it, but that these orders had not been effectually carried out. A motion by Griffith for the abolition of the stamp duty on proxy voting papers was, after explanations from Mr Gladstone, withdrawn. A motion of Mr H. Berkeley, with reference ...

... the SHILLING VOLUME LIBRARY is projected with the view of giving to the reading public the full benefit of the abolition of the Paper Duty. The Original Works of Contemporary Writers will be setup in new and bold type, clearly printed on good paper, easy ...