... House of Commons against the unqualified abolition of this ancient parochial charge and ecclesiastical district in England ale*. Let; the clergy look to this : they will be the first to suffer by church-rate abolition. . . .„ . The Church Institution (4, ...

... Thornton, of Old Swan-wbarf, is £2,592,995, and the legacy duty paid upon it amounts to do less than £150,260 17s. This Bum will more than account for the increase of £106,000 in the stamp duties shown upon the last three months by the returns. The real ...

... Medical Fees and Policy Stamps are paid by ths Company. Life Income, £f70,000. Accumulated Funds, £1,380,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Tbs premiums in this branch of the Company’s business are low as is consistent with safety. Duty on all insurances reduced ...

... changes for the year 1866-67, Mr. Gladstone put the result thus : — Timber Duties £007,000 Wine Duties ?? ?? ?? ?? 58,000 Pepper Duty 112.000 Stage Carriage and Post Horse Duties.. 85,000 Conversion of Debt ?? 502,000 Total £1,004,000 Leaving an unappropriated ...

... PUNCiLi THE BENEFIT OF THE BUDGET. The duty on timber abolished, Will do the poor builders great good; Hurrah for the difference demolished 'Twixt wine in the bottle and wood! e Hurrah for the sheer abolition On pepper, ye grocers, of due! How much we ...

... of the Government to filter and amend the political constitution of the country. The Government measure provided for the abolition of the franchise for ever, and the substitution, for the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly, of one Chamber—the ...

... addressed by you on the 9th inst., to the Chancelor of the Exchequer, request. isg, with reference to the proposed abolition of the duties on wood and timber, that the officers of customs may be authorised to continue to measure wood goods as hereto- fore-a ...

... no more thena million. The abolition of the timber duties, which is one of the provisi ons of the treaty with Austria, will It is anda sorb about a quarter of a million. well-founded to commercial induce alterations of duties, not because they are onerous ...

... of the commission. The Cbamcellob of the Exchequer announced that to-morrow he would ask leave to bring in bill for the abolition of compulsory church rates. THE BUDGET. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was received with some cheering, then rose to ...

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

... proposed changes for the year 1866-67, Ur. Gladstone put the lesult thus Timber Duties £307,000 Wine Duties 68,000 Pepper Duty 112,000 Stage Carriage and Post Horse Duties .. 85,000 Conversions of Debt 502,000 Total £1,004,000 Learing an unappropriat'-d ...

... of income overcharge was £1,36U,0w. He proposed to repeal the duty Umber, and eoualise the duty on wine in bottle*. The duty timber was bad as it could be. It was protective duty, and a duty a raw material of which the country stood want. ...