... and sugar duties. The duty upon the former is still excessive; while, upon the latter, is still at the war figure. Then there is the duty upon fire insurances—a tax, the objectionable nature of which was exceeded only by that of the window duty; and which ...

... heads of their grievances, as you probably remember, were —inadequacy of pay for tho duties they perform, the abolition of the extra shilling per day for doing superior duties; also, tho introduction of the system day-pay, while all other officers were paid ...

... the year 1838 to the year 1846 to bring about that great change, the abolition of the corn law. A Parliament was elected in 1841, with a majority of ninety pledged against the abolition of that law. The result showed how much is to be done by continuous ...

... recommend the abolition of import duty in all articles employed in shipping, including iron for building ships. IT is rumoured that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will at the earliest opportunity introduce a .bill for equalising the succession duties, and that ...

... of tbe tomb, many West Riding elector will remember the matchless urbanity which, in 1841, made defeat amoral triumph, and stamped a Tory triumph with the impress of shame ; while the Leeds mechanics will think of the friendly peer who, a time when it was ...

... those who advocated ,the total abolition of church rates so to modify their views as to take s. modification of the measure. (Hear, hear.) He then gave as his reason that the majority by which the bill for the abolition of church rates had been carried ...

... maintain will continue to maintain the price of Bags here higher than it is the Contfneatby the amount the Export Duties. Ihnt these Export Duties are effect tax upon the whole of the materials consumed the British Paper Maunfac* Hirer, from which his foreign ...

... sheet, so unlike newspaper, was one, and as such ought pay the stamp duty. It was during this year that organised struggle of friends of the people commenced for tho abolition of tho stamp duty, or the removal of tho * taxes on knowledge.’ ...

... toake a proper provision for museum and library for patents '! Patents yielded the average revenue of a-year, irrespective of stamps, to the value of £20,000, and office fees £19,000, making altogether net revenue of upwards of £40,000 a-year. The law officers ...

... become a sin (we must add), if no effort be made to shake off the bondage. It the prime, the paramouut duty of the Church to defend the Faith, and that duty is neglected when assailants an unrebuked. But further thau this, under present circumstances all ...

... of the tea aud sugar duties, because 1 believe the reduction of those duties would be a benefit felt by the whole community in the country, aud especially by the poorer class, who were not much benefitted the remission of the duty on paper, yet there is ...

... into the discussion which had taken place on the subject, but such having been the case, and the proposal for the total abolition of church rates having been rejected by the House, those with whom he acted were prepared to bow to the decision, and to ...