... SYKES and other members presented petitions on this subject, DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. Mr. HADFrELD presented a petition from the Corporation of Sheffield in favour of the total abolition of the duty on fire insurances. Some other petitions to the same effect ...

... regard to the expenses incurred for public works. He like- wise advocated the suppression of the octroi* and the abolition of the stamp duty upon newspapers, and of the imposts upon salt. In conclusion, he proposed the introduction of an income tax. M. ...

... requisite, 84s. Pocket Telescopes, define 5 miles, los. 6d. Ditto ro miles, Descriptive Catologues of all the above for 2 stamps. Enclose stamps or Post-Office Order, payable Upper Baker-street Address, BERNARD DAVIS, 430, Euston-road, near Regent's Park, London ...

... tiearetari. ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, is. ; sent for 14 stamps; Eye Colour, 3s. lid., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. Ed., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn. London. SAILORS' ORPHAN ...

... general market charges and expenses, 2,417/. 4s. lit/.; charges on duties, &c., viz.: return of corn duty, 3,377/. 9s. Id.; drawback on coals, 42,098/. ss. 9d.; compensations for abolition of metage of coal, 35,767 os. 5d.; purchase of fruit meter's office ...

... they were eerie in Reeds, or segues in Carolina. (Cheers.), But in seeking to get this justice dome them, it surely is the duty of public men not to blind themselves wilfully to these two qnestions—first, whether some concession on our part is not essential ...

... CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER next moved the following resolution for subjecting to British stamp duty certain policies of insurance hitherto exempt from it:— That the stamp duties chargeable under any act for the time being in force, upon or in respect of any policy ...

... getting two lots of malt off tho kiln ; bnt guess my astonishment when the exciseman charged me several shillings duty for each lot of thi.| duty-free malt ; and his reason is that, though I stooped only 21 coombs of barley and took off the kiln 22 coombs ...

... tumblers arc charged customs duties much less than those taken in wine glasses, that to say, until the duty for French wines is reduced to one penny per bottle.— UI at*, r national. In consequence of the reduction in duty, Horniman’a Teas are now supplied ...

... CONFIDENCES. To Postace StaMP EXCHANGERS.—We shall be happy to continue to be the medium through which our readers may exchange postage stamps. But to facilitate our efforts we beg that each separate packet containing stamps, monograms, &c., &e., may ...

... Maguire moved that the position in which the British Paper trade had been placed by the abolition of the import duty on foreign paper, leaving the foreign export duty on rags in full operation. is one of great hardship to the British manufacturer, and calls ...

... without being struck with discriminating duties. These were steps in the right direction, but they not satisfy the superior Council of Commerce, who insist upon the abolition the whole system of French differential duties. As a matter of fairness, however, ...