... speskiog (chttrs). Why, at that time, in a/oitioo heavy duty upon paper, the stamp upon every newspaper ; every advt that servant was wanted, a to sold—(laughter)— everything, however trifling, paid a duty to the .State of not le»s than 3* (id (bear, h ...

... day. This, to say the least, is extremely disingenuous aud unfair. With his observations the effects of tie repeal of the stamp duties on newspapers, we fully agree, and are quite of opinion that scarcely any greater thing has been done' in his lifetime ...

... to the advices from Madrid, the notion of the Provisional Government led to the inference that they intend the abolition of the octroi duties. It also stated that the executive intends to reduce the expenses of the budget to £23,000,000 sterling, instead ...

... more secure, by the abolition of the law which was supposed to give ample protection to that interest. In the dark ages of politics, too, the press was heavily taxed. There was the stamp duty, the paper duty, and the advertisement duty, ...

... send as many printed circulars pleases to the very biggest of constituencies, or of condemning him to the duty of folding, addressing, and stamping the envelopes which contain the said circulars. Here, then, is a fair sample of those same legitimate expenses ...

... this portrait a testimonial rarvive him. Mr Campbell was one of fie early pioneers who took active part forca the abolition of the duty on newsppen. He''suffered imprisonment for the mk, and defended himself manfully for the took in. hastening the privilege ...

... customs duty on tea of i5 florins per icolb. I need not say that this proposal, contrary as it is to the principles of free trade, meets with strong opposition. The result naturally is that people are afraid that the abolition of the stamp duty will fall ...

... £4,000: and the will of Henry Groombridge, publisher, wader £4,000. ROAD REPONSE—TIEN ABOLITION OP TOLLB.—In bring. lug forward a motion in favour of the abolition of tolls, at a meeting of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, held on Thursday, Mr. M'Lagan ...

... Extension of Commerce—the Education of the People—the Re- duction of National Expenditure—the Abolition of Compulsory Church.rates—the Adoption of the Ballotthe Abolition of University Tests—and the Extension of the Franchise. With reference to the much vexed ...

... more secure, by the abolition of the law which was supposed to give ample protection to that interest. the dark ages of politics, too, the press was heavily taxed. There was the stamp duty, the paper duty, and the advertisement duty, which ...

... SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1868. Lord Spencer lias had narrow escape. the exercise of his duty as one of the Committee Breechloaders, he was at Woolwich firing from the shoulder a rifle on the sliding-bolt principle, sub' mitted, believe, Mr. Wilson, Birmingham' ...

... more secure, by the abolition of tbe law which was supposed to give ample protection to that interest. In the dark ages of politics, too, the press was heavily taxed. There was the stamp duty, the paper duty, and the advertisement duty, ...