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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 

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 

THE LONDON PRESS AND THE BUDGET

... is estimated at four millions. The duty on tea is now one shilling a pound; it is to be reduced to Six- poence. The Income tax is now sixpence in the pound; it is to be reduced to fourpence. The fire insurance duty on ordinary property, not stock-in trade ...

Published: Friday 28 April 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2145 | Page: 5 | Tags: Commerce 

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 

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 

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 

THE GENERAL ELECTION

... ?? reform, municipal reform, *poor-law reform, the abolition of slaverv- (cheers)-the abolition of the corn laws-(cheers)-the abblitioh of unjust oaths-(hear, hear)-free trade- (checrs)-the abolition of the navigation laws, cominer- cidi treaties with ...

Published: Thursday 13 July 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 10359 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

COLONEL AKROYD AND THE REPRESENTATION OF HALIFAX

... matter. I have not, by becoming a Christian and a minister ceased to become a mn and a citizen. I mast, therefore do my humble duty at all such unctures as tihe ?? is to be desired that the Dissenters of Halifax should act from nobler motives than mere local ...

Published: Monday 12 June 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1860 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY CASE.—THE ALLEGED SCANDAL

... Remittances with advertisements of these classes may be made in postage stamps. Short Advertisements, not comprehended In the above category, sent by post, may be prepald in postage stamps at the following rates:- s d.! e.d. (words or under ?? 1 0 37 to 46 ...