... the repeal of the taxes on literature and the Pross ; the advertisement duty repeal, 1853; the repeal of the, compulsory stamp on newspapers, 1855 and the repeal of the paper duty, 1861. During the proceedings it was stated, as an indi- ,cation of the ...

... because the duties of the one wereB mot the duties of the other, and the salaries were Pi calculated on a totally different basis. Bat he fo had a stronger fault to find with this most in. yf judicious comparison. It ought to be a duty A to make the ...

... whichlthe Liberal party has brought forward. The iReform Bill,' Municipal Reform, Free Trade,-the abolition of the sugar.monopoly, the abolition of the newspaper stamp and the paper- | tax, the commercial treity with France, and : other measures having for, their ...

... further loss of £207,000 on account of the Tea Duty may be assumed to be compensated for by the growth of that and other Customs Duties, and the second instalment of ;£260,000 on account of the Fire Insurance Duty may, perhaps, be also neglected. It would ...

... advance highly ob- jectionable p THlE OFFICE Or DISTCIBUTOR OF STAMPS IN ABIELRDEEN- Mr A. STEUART called attention to the ap- pointnlent of Mr Andrew Jopp to the office of Distributor of Stamps for the Aberdeen district. He said Air Jopp was a very young ...

... would be relieved of that duty Seeing that Mr Irvine's position and duties bad i thus been altered, it became the duty of the committee to ascertain what salary should be given to Mr Irvine for the performance of these duties. They came to the conclusion ...

... which choked him, and he was kicked and stamped by Souther. This sort of punishment was continued and repeated until the negro died under its infliction. This is no quotation from Mrs Stowe, or an abolition newspaper, but from the opinion of the Judges ...

... Suspension Bill was read a second time. I The Street Music Metropolis Bill was read a thirdtime and passed-; the Inland Revenue Stamps Duty Bill was read a third time and passed; and the iailways (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill and the Drainage and Im provements ...

... less duties repealed during the present year to the extent ?? L.1,090,009; 2. INLAND REVENUE.-Including Li- censes, L.1,463,813; Paper. L.1,2S1,768 ; Railways, L.50,212; Stage Carriages, .127,662; 3. STAMPS. - Including Deeds, L1,381,1S Bill Stamps, L ...

... In the House of Lords on Saturday the, Duke of Newcastle gave notice that, on the second reading of the Income-tax iad Stamp Duties Bills, he will move suspension of the standing orders, that they may be passed through their renaining stages and receive ...

... the Synod Proceedings forwarded to their ad- dress, ?? plealse ren it Postage stamps equal to the . number, require ?? stamps for each Paper, ioseted' . singlyr, or Three stamps when3 Two :Papers .are to be:- sent under one cover. XIn towns ,acessible. by ...

... HALLET, said that he intended to adhere to the resolution with .respect to the wine duties, tbut with- respect-to the spiriti he should; alter thb resolution so that the duties upon all colonial spirits shojld' be 8B .6dper gallon except upoa rum; upon foreign ...