... of the Chinese Foreignoffice—no imbecile officials of the old stamp, but intelligent and educated men—have already been heard to say that if we persist in such demands as that of the abolition of local dues in the port, they may have to tell their Emperor ...

... from the abolition of the stamp duty now levied on newspapers. He has abandoned the proposition to increase the import duty on tea, and he intends only to raise the duty on spirits by 3f. per 100 litres. It is generally supposed that the ...

... the death of Mr. James Disraeli, is not to be filled up, the Premier considering that the duties of the Board may be discharged by five commissioners. The abolition of the sixth commissionership effects a saving of £1,200 a year. But if this retrenchment ...

... certain interest, but they are not, as was the case before the abolition of the compulsory stamp, a criterion of the relative circulation of different newspapers. The proportion of stamped and unstamped copies issued by the various journals is dependent ...

... fixed for the 28th inst. was incorrect. MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.-At the opening of the Parliamentary session, Mr. Charles Gilpin will give notice of a motion for the abolition of capital punishment. It is understood that many of the ...

... from the abolition of the stamp duty now levied on newspapers. He has abandoned the proposition to increase the import duty on tea, and he intends only to raise the duty on spirits by 3f. per 100 litres. It is generally supposed that the ...

... of the Chinese Foreignoffice—no imbecile officials of the old stamp, but intelligent and educated men—have already been heard to say that if we persist in such demands as that of the abolition of local dues in the port, they may have to tell their Emperor ...

... fixed for the 28th inst. was incorrect. MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PuxisintENT.—At the opening of the Parliamentary session, Mr. Charles Gilpin will give notice of a motion for the abolition of capital punishment. It is understood that many of ...

... of the Turkish &minims. If even, than, we were not bona by treaty to 'maintain the integrity of the Ottoman it would be oor duty to do nothing lo overthrow it, feeling as we do that its destruction in the present Mate of world could only lead to the advance ...

... tax which might be mitigated. The statesmen who obtained the repeal of the paper duty ought now to supplement their measure by instituting a haifpenny and farthing stamp for newspapers and periodi- cals. I was pleased to sce the matter taken up in your ...

... to ' allow this plant to remain with the disestablished Protestant Episcopalians wherever it PRICE lINSTAXPED • 04. STAMPED 64 would be of real service to them. Disendowment, therefore, at least as originally contem- plated, implies several reserves ...

... national prosperity, Of these eight or nine departments, one exists to control the shilling duty on imported corn, and another to receive a:ad supervise the duty on playing-cards—a tax which brings I & net increase to the revienue of something like £5OO ...