... creditable to- the Conservative party, how it happened, that, on Wednesday afternoon, when Mr. John Oxford University Tests Abolition Bill went into committee, only 172 members of the party were present to give Sir W. amendment their support. Pray with what ...

... customs' duties Austria after an early date were not to exceed 25 percent, ad valorem, on any description of British goods. He proposed to repeal the duty on timber, and to equalise the duty on wine in bottles to- duty on wine in wood. The ...

... Chancellor of the 'Exchequer said that -if tlie old duties continued, and at the sa me rate of prodac- tion, he might calculate upon a ?? of £70,170,000 for the year 180o5-G6; but, as he'remit- ted duties calculated to lose .him£3n ,778,000 in the year, ...

... alaves. and the effect* of the abolition in Jamaica especially ; anil the effects ultimately produced were also brought before the audience. The Reform Bill of 1832; the abolition of , the stamps newspapers, and of the paper duty; the commencement of tho railway ...

... that duty fixed new Bight prove exorbitantly high before Btny yean were ever. regarded the wishes of A orris for reduction in the English duty on wine and corn, reported (bat the Chancellor of Exchequer wes willing to meet wishes fixing the duty wine ...

... recent trial in Innaclian. and Mr.Whalley called attention to the report of the Committee on turnpike trusts. in which the abolition of tolls woe recommended. The House then went into Oemmittee o( Supply. Mr. Gladstone. in reply to question from Sir Henry ...

... caused keeping bodies in houses and wakes. The Stamp-office Robbery at Manchester.— Recovery of £B.OOO worth of the Sttmps.—The Hon. Mr. Howard, distributor of stamps at Manchester, baa recovered stamps, forming part of the property stolen from the premises ...

... upon them at ve:y reduced rateQ. Bread, butter, salt, cheese, eggs, are absolutely free ; the tea duties and the sugar duties have been reduced ; the malt duty—though yielding a I trite return to the Exchequer—adds but little to the price of lifer. Fuel is ...

... J»S*W l •“* «» ingredients msy be obtained of any berUlfat. Sent to all on receipt i l«»r stamps, to Jeertfafe to. Wk of: Addrwa. Dr. O. PasiM Baoinr. 2. duty which the LoodML pS ...

... asked whether, in reference to the Cattle Plague Bill, the compensation clauses could not put into second measure, that the Stamping-out-Bill might be proceeded with without delay. Sir G. GREY said it was impossible to separate the compensation clauses from ...

... customs duties in Austria, after an early date, were not to exceed 25 per cent ad valorem on any description of British goods. He proposed to repeal the duty on imber, and to equalise the duty on wine in bottles with ;he duty on wine in wood. The ...

... support to Lord Derby. He is opposed to the unconditional repeal of church-rates, in favour of the diminution and eventual abolition of the malt-tax, and to an extension of reform to those who, being at present excluded, are qualified to use it with judgment ...