... Customs duties in Austria after= early date were not to erseed 23 per cent. G l a d stone reforms, on any description of British goals Mr. Gladstone then proposed to rr.l the duty on timber, and toequines the duty on wine in bottles to the duty on wise ...

... A Hint to Mr Gladstone.—An American, complaining of the infernal revenue system, says he can't put his boot on without stamp At the Privy Council which was held at Osborne on Saturday, a proclamation was drawn up declaring the neutrality of this country ...

... equalisation of the wine duties would involve a loss £58,000. Then, proposed to abolish the duty on pepper, which was largely used the poorer classes, especially in Ireland; and thus £112,000 more would be lost. Tbe mileage duty on publie conveyances proposed ...

... abandoned her ground. Ile proposed to repeal the duty on timber, and to equalise the duty on wine in bottles to the duty on wine in wood. The duty me timber was as bad as it could be ; it was a protective duty on a raw materiel of which the ...

... orders of the Privy Council. he proposed to make. First, he proposed to reduce THE BUDGET. the duty on pepper. (Laughter.) It was a In answer to Sir F. Kelly, duty very difficult to collect, and often stood The of the EXCHFAMER said he for abilities. It was ...

... the Customs’duties in Austria after an early date were not to exceed 25 |*r cent, ad raforem on any -ription of Britishgoisls. proposed t ...

... living ; and, under all the circumstances, the total abolition of the rate was the only means by which the difficulty could be brought to a satisfactory solution. He contended that total abolition would be real reform in the interests of the Established ...

... in Brickfields.—Amongst the numerous pnilanthrophic labours of the Earl of Shaftesbury is one having for its object the abolition of female labour brickfields, at which practice his lordship expresses a just indignation. The object in view seems likely ...

... Zealand to the 19th October report :—The Legislature still in cession. Mr Stanford has reconstructed the Ministry. The Stamp Duties Rill hail been carried by a large majority. The yield of gold and the revenue increasing. The country is reported tranquil ...

... from the abolition of the brawl, and they warrant us. we conceive, in expressing a decided opinion that if the continuance of the brand involved violation of any great principle of public policy, we should be bound to recommend its abolition to their ...

... whether, in reference to the Cattle Plague Bill, the compensation clauses could not be put into separate measure, so that the stamping out bill might be proceeded with without delay ? Sir G. Grey said it was impossible to separate the compensation clauses ...

... In this case, though on subsequent examination the impressed stamp has been found not to bear the words Foreign Office,' the envelope is of the usual official character, and the impressed stamp is that Of the Royal arms. The letter was a forgery. No such ...