... ef the Corn-laws, the repeal of the Navigationlaws, the Treaty with Franco, the repeal of the Paperduty the ropes! of the Stamp-duty, and the establishment of a cheap press (Hisses.) And. tell it not in Gath—(a Voice—‘Give us song. Magnus;' and confusion ...

... dogs which were now exempt, or which evaded the duty, and that the revenue would not suffer from the reduction. The Government found that a bill had been prepared by their predecessors transferring the duty from the assessed taxes to the Excise, and fixing ...

... kinds of advertisements. The publication of Stamp Returns, as an indication of circulation, is only calculated to deceive. Some of the newspapers with the largest circulation Scotland not issue single stamped copy ; the various railways, and other modes ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY. The SPEAscxa took the chair at 12 o'clock. RIHTOyHEC ABOLITION (SCOTLAND) BILO. Mr CARNEGIE moved the second reading of the Hypotheo Abolition (Scotland) Bill. He explained that the subject had been considered by a Royal Commission ...

... healthy condition. The and Citizen. when sitting under the cooling shade of sounded the alarm in regard to the abolition of the stamp duty, but now one is selling at a penny and the other at a halfpenny, and are daily proclaiming their success. The pure ...

... Tax Bill was quite expected its supporters—indeed, there are probably many who would bo disappointed by its success. The abolition of this bone of contention would be sore blow to many petty agitators, who, through it, have attained a notoriety and an ...

... differential duties upon French vessels in their own ports. The report M. Behic, which precedes the deciee, states that the English Government have lertaken to bring forwent, in the next session of earlianteut, a bill for the abolition of toted duties of a ...

... Dunfermline, ' O Established 1/W- Policies of „ GREAT REDUCTION the Amounts. „,. nr ,p. OHAfttJE made for the Policy Stamp Government Duty ls. Cd. per Cent. '.»rms for Proposals, Renewal Receipts, aiid all »« or respecting Fire Insurance, may obtained AI ...

... made Lknown to tlat e section of t]me Hull police force v' clia goes on a duty at two o'clockl, _ud within E quarter of a ?? Ian 'ia of that tune Police-coaanstle Smisth i i as on duty in West xStreet, when L he sa a e sxsqpiciorlahouking character enter ...

... Corpus Act in Ireland the inst.. the date which the Suspension Act expires; and in doing very strongly urged the necessity stamping out Femonism with the utmost rigour of the law. Lord Di.anv said could not present give positive answer whether the Government ...

... authorises them, and are not in any sense to be respon- sible to the legislative bodies. The press will gain by the abolition of the stamp duty, but is may be doubted if journalists will apy better than they have done before tribunals, the judges of which ...

... have tacitly taken it for granted that the possession of wealth implies possession of military skill and ability. They have stamped on each grade of the servioe its price in gold, and attempted to establish a mathematical ratio between scales of charges ...