... cases, the public interests would be promoted by the abolition of patents. ' Lord STANLEY (Lynn) remarked that some feeling was Bntertained that the abolition of patents would involve the abolition of copyright; but there was a marked differ- ence in ...

... reduce the income-tax Id, in the pound, to abolish the duty of Is. per quniter on corn,- the fire insurance duty, tea dealers' liconses and the tax0 on shir powder, and to moaif, anu re-olassify the duties on armorial bearings, servauts ] horses, and cabs ...

... pressed, but at the same time he believed a that a further reduction of the duty would increase the a revenue. Mr. D. DALRYMPLE (Bath) pointed out that the total d abolition of the duty upon agricultural property had not i7 led to a commensurate increase of ...

... night, Sir R. PALmN said-I wish to state to the House thi reasons why, in former years, I have not thought it any part of my duty to vote against the second reading of bills of the same character with that now before the House, and why on this occasion ...

... public and a private duty to perform in carrying out the directions which have been issued, under the sanction of the Privy Council, with respect to the prevention of con- tagion in scarlatina and relapsing fever. Oar public duty must be entrusted to ...

... Opposition. HOLLAND. Thm Hunaw, March 13. 7bs Second Chamber has approved by 41 votes against T, a bill for the abolition of the newspaper stamp duty tolh ogon home and foreign journals. The bill is to take det from the 30th of June. MALTA. VonSTPA, Maroh 14 ...

... fault if she was not perfectly safe. She was perfectly safe. if she did her duty, and if she did not do her duty she had no right to appeal to Parliament for protection. The abolition of these tests was inevitable sooner or later, and he advised Hon. Members ...

... the Greenwich Hospital Bil, the Poor Law Union Loane BDil, the ?? of Deoease4 Persons Bill, the High Constables Office Abolition Bill, the Compauies Clauses Act, 1863 Amendment Bill; 'the Fines and Fees Oollection Bill, the Vedleal Officers -Superannuation ...

... of members of Building Societies l waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Wed. La nesday, to urge the repeal of' stamp duties on building lr societies securities. aA metropolitan meeting in favour of the vote by yballot was held on Wednesday evening ...

... one farm :at Elalton ten sheep and a beast all went mad, and have been destroyed. Yesterday it was thought the malady was stamped out. TI Seosonno' (BzsvmsLEY) Biio.t~-Tho York-. sehire ram lettings a re nowF on. The notable one this week has been that ...

... agreed to. The Debts of Deceased Persons Bill, the Poor-law Amendment (Ireland) No. 2 Bill, and the High Constables' Office Abolition Bill, were read a third time and passed, The Shipping Dues Exemption Act 1867, Amendment Bill, the Cinque Ports Act Amendment ...

... twenty years' penal servitade, THrE LA7T STAMP-OF2I1E ROBBERY IN MAN- ?? Thursday information was received in Manchester that stamps, identified to have been a portion of the £16,000 wqxth stolen from the Manchester Stamp- office, more than two years ago, had ...