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VOTES OF MR. BEECROFT, M.P

... Bill. The same year, and on other occasions since, he voted against Sir John TrolawnL's Church-rate Abolition Bill. In 1859, He voted against the Abolition of the Annuity Tax (Scot- land) Bill, The sameyyear, he voted against Lord John Roqsell's Amend- ment ...

Published: Saturday 25 March 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 956 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... preferred getting a Gd. duty properly secured to them rather than a 5e. duty which they only obtained in a very few instances. The duty on re-insurance, imposed last year, he proposed to remove as being burdensome, and the duty on what were termed time ...

Published: Friday 28 April 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4402 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... getting a sixpenny duty r( properly secured to them rather than a 5s duty r which they only obtained in a very few instances. The duty on re-insutrance, imposed last year, was y proposed to be removed as being .burdensome, and V the duty on what were termed ...

Published: Friday 28 April 1865
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6361 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

... division of those subject to military duty into two classes. He favours the abolition of the commutation clause in the present law, and says the right of citizenship and a home in Missouri onght to be inseparable from the duties of assisting in its defence. he ...

Published: Wednesday 18 January 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2202 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

MASS MEETING IN RICHMOND.—SPEECH OF PRESIDENT DAVIS TO THE CITIZENS

... form of government becomes de- structive of the happiness or dangerous to the liberties of the people, it is the right and duty of the people to alter or abolish it; in pursuance whereof they did declare them- selves independent States; and whereas, her ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1531 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... object the abolition of ro duties upon all articles used either in the construcbion ue or equipment of ships built in France, and that within six months from the passing of the law all foreign built , ships are to be admitted free of duty. These, indeed ...

Published: Friday 06 January 1865
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4388 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... the income tax at the rate of 4d in the pound, and the fire insurance duty at the rate of ls Gd per cent, with a stamp duty of ld on the policy, were also L-agreed to. e ABOLITION OF TOLLS ON TURNPIKES. f Mr WHALLET obtained leave to bring in a bill to ...

Published: Friday 05 May 1865
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3573 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... regard to the expenses incurred for nublic works. He likewise advocated the suppression ,Df the CIctrois and the abolition of the stamp duty Upon newspapers, and of the imposts upon salt. In conclusion he proposed the introduction of an income .ax. M. Gonin ...

Published: Friday 02 June 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1464 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... the crowd hooted and applauded. The scenes during the arguments of t cietusel to-day were simply disgraceful. Aside from the stamp speeches delivered as arguments, the counsel for the prosecution got into a quarrel with the jutlge, who threatened to put ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1865
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1838 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... Controller-General of the Exchequer, In committee on the Ireland Revenue Bill, several reso- lutions with respect to the stamp duties on mortgages, scrip receipts. and insurances were proposed by the CTANCELLOR of the EXcaiEQUER, and agreed to. -The Churches ...

Published: Tuesday 23 May 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2608 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... attention to certain bills, now before the House, for rendering valid letters patent for Inventions which had not been duly stamped within the time limited for that purpose, and said he did not intend to propose the second reading of the bills, unless at ...

Published: Tuesday 28 February 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2871 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... ability with which Lord Lyons had dis. charged his duties at Washingtonx. In no one of many thousand cases had he failed to obtain the highest approval of the Government; and to show how laborious his duties bad beea, he might mention that in one year his ...

Published: Saturday 18 February 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4213 | Page: 5 | Tags: News