... railways, savings banks, indigenous sugar, mid kindred subjects. In 1844 he was a member of the commission respecting newspaper stamps. He adhered to the revolution of 1848, and offered the advice of his experience to the provisional Government, several members ...

... have enabled each one of those volunteers to spend his day at the Crystal Palace. People have sneered enough at the idea of duty having anything to do with the matter; but if any one will take the trouble to go through the day's work he will scarcely carry ...

... tending d9wnwards. Considerable dissatisfaction is felt in British Burmals, in consequence of the proposed enhancement of the duty on rice. At!‘ ices received from Hannah express fears of famine. The prospects of the Assam tea crop are favourable. Mr. Massey ...

... have been examined. The duty on foreign fish is at present 10fr. the 100 kilogrammes ; it is affirmed that there is an intention to propose a reduction to sfr. The English commissioners insist upon an entire abolition of the duty, but this will probably ...

... excluded from certain busy thoroughfares m the working part of the day,, and parochial authorities wSI be compelled to their duty. We shall have no more sloppy streets in winter time, because snow is not a commodity which parish contractors are not bound ...

... from 40,000 fr. and 25.000 fr. 3. The abolition of imprisonment for offences short of crimes. 4. A stamp of 4 centimes in Faris and its environs' and of 2 centimes in the provinces, for all politica journals. 5. A stamp of 2 centimes for all other journals ...

... evil Generosity and charity are practical and useful, but it is only folly and a waste of energy to labour for the total abolition of accidents, and spend our time in prying into matters for ever heyond our comprehension. There is certainly enough of work—real ...

... deliberation, found a verdict of Accidental. Death. lloos.—The reduced dog-tax s,:eme likely to be better collected than the higher duty has been. The tax on dogs in England was assessed on only 301,281 dogs in 1856 ; in 1866 the number had increased to 358,472 ...

... assuming anew tenure, and be all intents and purposes incoming tenant; and this that the government may exact a certain sum as stamp duty the new contract, or, in other words, impose an inevitable tax, under the apparent guise voluntary arrangement. Now tax ...