... tbat would be best effected by the passing of some such measure as the present tnlL Mr. SELWYN said that as it had been his duty at former periods to move the rejection of similar bills he begged to say tbat it had never been his intention to act in any ...

... upon them, yet they now desired to put an end to a portion of the fire duty. Now if the fire duty did not yield the same amount, it could not be applied to a reduction of the malt duty, and therefore if the hon. member for Dudley's motion should be carried ...

... from the date of issue at C per cent, per 1 saoam, payable half-yearly, and wiU be transferable by endorse- 1 rtrt without stamp. , t.> sc -ur ...

... LRISH CHURCH. The report on the Irish Church (Stamp Duties) was wrought up and agreed to. The heuse then went into committee on the Irish Bill, and, on the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE a clause impos- ing a stamp duty en any order cf the Commissioners of Church ...

... extent of about two millions. We could have easily afforded the sacrifice which would have been effected by the abolition of the paper duties ; but the terrorists, or, more correctly speaking, the affected terrorists, who opposed the measure in both Houses ...

... been made, in the London offices, for exchanging postage stamps I for money. The charge is 2' per cent., with a minimum of one halfpenny. Thus for ss. worth of stamps 4s. 10' d. is paid, and for stamps worth ls. Bd., ls. 7 ld' . It is intended soon to extend ...

... French article on which an excise duty was charged a customs duty higher than that excise. It followed, therefore, that if the paper duty of l^d. perlb. was maintained, they would be obliged to reduce the customs duty from _d. to lA.I. per lb. (Hear, hear ...

... to the Lunacy Commissioners. One of the reasons for this was that the duties of the Lunacy Commissioners were at present so onerous as not to allow their taking any additional duties. There were now under the care of the Court of Chancery 026 lunatics ...

... Swanton, in favour of church rates ; by Sir J. Paxton, m favour of the repeal of the paper duty and the duty on foreign books, and also for the ?? of the impressed stamp on newspapers ; by Mr. Bazley, three in support of the budget, and seven against the extension ...

... stated that on a previous occasion tbe prisoner had been entrusted with some letters of importance to post, and he tore off the stamps and threw the letters into the sewer, thereby causing considerable inconvenience. He was forgiven for this gross act of misconduct ...

... year a majority of the House of Commons thought it advisable in the presence of a large deficit to agree to the abolition of these duties, it is difficult to conceive how, with any appearance of consistency, they can object to it this year. The present ...

... to bring in a bill to ex- tend the franchise in cities and boroughs ; aud Mr. Hardcastle announced another church- rate abolition measure for Tuesday next. The Speaker having read the Queen's Speech, j Lord F. C. Cavendish, member for the North- j West ...