... lrowledgc, movement winch be bad the satiefaction of seeing (frowned with the most complete SWUM!. The abolition of the edvertieemert duty, the newspaper stamp, aed the excise onty on paper, was mainly his work, and his services in connection with these most ...

... free from duty. I have gladly voted for the aucceseive reductions in the duties on tea, coffee, and sugar and still more glad should Ibe if, by reducing our national expenditure, Parliament should be enabled to abolish what remains of those duties. More than ...

... nay that ha* lived see one air. , another of the nieaauivs which ha* advo -at, ,i the abolition church rates, fre*- trad.' Ti.r abolition of the ne\vi ...

... of the measures which he has advocated— Kefonn, the abolition of church rates, frse trade, the abolition of the newspaper stamp and the paper duty, the admission of Jews to Parliament, and the abolition of the property qualification—adopted ...

... chellenged to it. The tasty one that did so . ' The Guide as thy Ruin Hamster. Feud for a copy, which will forearded for three stamps and addressed develops. Id. York-etre* Harden, London, W.C, EIrO,OOO.—HitTROPOLTAN AND PROVINCIAL TURF AGENCY.— Cessmissioas ...

... year. Assuming the tea duty to be continued, and taking the Income- tax at 4d., he thus calculated next year's income:— Customs, £ 22,800, 000; Excise, £ 20,330,000; Income-tax at 4d., and including arrears, £6,900,000; Stamps, £9,650,000; Taxes, £3,540 ...

... postage stamp for newspapers sent by their lines. Thus the post office is annually losing revenue through not meeting the requirements of the country in the carrying of printed matter. We believe that the abolition of the present im- pressed stamp with its ...

... £513,000. The customs duty on foreign spirits showed an increase of £126,000, principally under the head of Geneva and other spirits, but there had been a falling off in the duty upon rum. There was also an increase in the excise duty upon the sugar used ...

... have been drawn, shall, for the purpose of charging the stamp duty thereon, be dee me d t o b e a f ore i gn bill o f exchange, but that it shall be chargeable with the same amount of stamp duty as an inland bill of exchange for the payment of money otherwise ...

... motion for tbe abolition of taker upon grinding and slaeghtering was adopted almost unsnimeusly. Tbe Minister of Fioanoe offered no opposition to the proposal upon tioancial. grounds. Herr Bapaenge moved • resolution, that neWSpaper stamp tax should be ...

... associates—remarked upon the tact that his lordship was permitted, out only to assist iu the abolition of the Ware trade, but to take a prominent part mu the abolition of slavery. Mr. Disraeli said that the Government were considering the best means of doing ...

... down, I wish to explain the extent and character of the change which has come over my views. I thought in 1838 that it wis the duty of the State, which in my opinion had a conscience, to propa- gate religious truth. I also thought that the creed, of the Irish ...