... condition of having a proper printed stamped paper, because the Govern- ment preferred getting a sixpenny duty properly secured to tbem, rather than a ss. duty, which they only obtained in a very few instances. The duty on reinsurance imposed last year was ...

... tbe duty on tea from Is. to 6d. per lb. The duty on fire insurances is to be uni- formly reduced to Is. Od. ; the stamp on policies being reduced to Id , as also those on agreements for tbe letting of small tenements. Appraisement and other stamps are ...

... of his genius for dealing with the little. At present policies of in- surance bear a stamp duty of Is. Taat is paid once for all on tbe issue of a policy. It is the duty on the premium only that is paid annually. But Mr. Gladstone thinks this awful shilling ...

... resolution of the Watch Committee, reducing Detective-cfficer Leonard tc the rank of a first class constable for neglect of duty. Tbe Council, how- ever, wisely attached too much importance to the maintenance of proper discipline in the force to interfere ...

... great plea- sure in seconding the resolution. He had had the gratification of supporting Mr. Cobden when he advo- cated tbe abolition of the corn laws. He had alwaya entertained tbe highest opinion of the deceased states- man, and be had heard with the deepest ...

... quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that wbioh has de- volved upon any man since the days of Washington. He never ...

... 1862. Sir,— l beg to thank yoa for yoar favour io aid of the movement for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge. The newspaper stamp by prohibiting the circulation of cheap newspapers in this country is an insuperable obstacle to the diffusion of knowledge ...

... decayed teeth or stomachic der*ngement. Whitens tbe teeth, however discoloured, in a few Applications. At all rr-emirts, or by Stamps (post free) to the Inventor, Mr. B. L Moselt, Dentist, Norfolk street, Sheffield, Price, 3s. and 5e. Entered at Stationers' ...

... -executing creditors unless all the creditors receive 6e. 8d. in the pound, or until six years from the date of the deed. The abolition of imprisonment for debt is recommended as in the Lord Chancellor's Bill now before the House of Lords, save in the case ...