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... to be retained at 9d. the Tea and Sugar Duties ought to be reduced instead of the Paper Duty.—Mr. Pollard Urquhart approved the repeal of the Paper Duty.—Mr. H. Baillie denied that the repeal of the Paper Duty would benefit the public at large; the penny ...
... to be of general interest. y OI MB ' matter, with lorty columns of The Proprietors, taking advantage of the abolition of the Paper Duty, have now resolved that on an.l afw ti, o nfi, v lt The ATUEN.SUM shall be reduced to Threepence. 1 resoivea mat ...
... question for the House to consider was, whether it would impose a duty of ls. si. on tea to enable it to remit tho duty on paper, or whether it would reimpose a duty of ls. on tea and retain the duty on paper. (Cheers.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated ...
... our duty on corn a nominal duty, and yet the yield of that nominal duty in the year just expired was £866,000. The amount of that duty JL regard with the greatest dissatisfaction. Every pound we receive from corn over and above the regular ...
... concentrated upon reform. Reform will be the main duty of the Parliament now about to be elected, and it will be the duty of the constituent body of this country, by the measures they take at this election, to stamp tho Parliament which is now about to be elected ...
... ld, or Halifax. 3. AU such letters must be fully prepaid by stamps. 4. An additional charge will be levied on this correspondence, at the rate of 2d. per letter, to be also prepaid by stamps. 5. The letters will be due at the General Post-office at about ...
... having made corrupt overtures to the Government on the eve of the division on the clause in the Budget BUI repealing the Paper Duty.—Lord Granville contended that after the repeated breaches of the contract on the part of tbe Galway Company, the Postmaster- ...
... reply. He said : Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, the presentation of this address, and the terms in which it has been drawn up, are stamped with no common kindness, and they have produced in mo a heartfelt return of gratitude and affection. (Hear.) You have, indeed ...
... offering to any person sending a ditected and stamped envelope to a certain address the means of obtaining a livelihood with ease and comfort. Being in want of employment, she forwarded the directed and stamped envelope, and received the following letter ...
... cheque for £2,000, as a thank offering from an unknown fnend. The Central Hop Duty Bepeal Association is about to commence a fresh campaign to obtain a repeal of the duties upon hops. In consequence of the failing supply of tobacco from America the Dublin ...
... partner, Mr. Gaunt. He had laboured for years under spasmodic asthma, which laid him aside from the active duties of his profession, whilst the duties of clerk of the peace were discharged with great ability by his son and deputy, Mr. J. W. Hamilton Richardson ...
... dangerousâthese uselessly-dangerous, entertainments. Turniug from the province of comment to that of fact, it is now our duty to place before our readers what M. Blondin has actually been accomplishing during the week. At the Crystal Palace, on Saturday ...