... 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 ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS—THURSDAY. THE STAMP ON NEWSPAPERS. In reply to a question from Mr Weston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that on Monday he hoped to be able to lay on the table the bill relating to the impressed stamp on newspapers, when he would ...

... with foreign Powers are Several bills will be submitted a bill for increasing the to the Lowe: House, and a bill abolition of the stamp-duty on printed for which an equivalent will be substituted. The revenue suffices to meet the expenditure of the State ...

... SILK BONNET RIBBONS, From to 3s Yard, Several Large Lots of Very Rich New FRENCH BONNET RIBBONS, bought since the Abolition of Import Duties, much under former Prices. 20, 22, & 24 REFORM STREET I'lO PRINTERS —FOR SALE, a Quantity of fine cut . BREVIER ...

... be chargeable with stamp duty in respect of such moveable property. Voting of Scotch Members on ...

... remuneration than stamped newspapers, which, requiring no stamping at the Post Office, and in general little sorting, amply remunerate, in the penny stamp, the expense of all their transmissions. But as the emolument derived from the stamp is financially ...

... on account of the Army Estimates. The Income tax Bill pared through committee. The Stamp Ditties Bill was read a second time. The adjourned at silo clout. NEW STAMP DUTIES. By resolutions passed in the Rouse of Comm o n as want, the following new 'temps ...

... China to-morrow. ■NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Sir S. ORTH COTE 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 takes effect, will allowed ...

... 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 ...

... proposed getting a 61 duty properly secured to them, rather than a fire abilling duty, which they only obtained in a very few instances. 'lke duty on re-insurance, imposed last year, was proposed to be removed, as being burdensome; and the duty on what were termed ...

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