... firstt place, the stamps on powers of attor-] ney affecting the publie funds Dare. wholly exceptional, and thieir abolition would .be , justified, just as the existing special rates are1 Justified, just as the absence of stamp duty on the transfer of ...

... his rival in the same trade. Their duty was to go for a low rate of postage, and give the pucharehriae, tod thoe whwould uaendeartaken itaI o rate. Theproceedings of the committee were confirmed, a THE SUGAR DUTIES. a Mr. MACFeE, M.P., pursuant to notice ...

... property at. Ic kea, accommodation bills, extra charges on goods re- ch moved inland under bond, the equalisation of stamp ni duties on inland and foreign bills, registration of on trad.e-marks, Government control of railways, face de tory Acts, carriage ...

... that etan#'duties on inland and foreign bills be assimi. ]lated. 1lhis was agreed to, and it was further resolved that a memorial should bepresented to the Commissioners, asking that in future stamp officers may be required to give new stamps to an equal ...

... iprinciple that every man ought to be made to pay his debts in full whenever he may be able to do so does not receive the stamp of legislative approval t in the measure before us, care has certainly - been taken to render the absence of that provision ...

... lMarch, 1869, has been placed beforethe House of Commons. The income consists of £22,424,000 from Customs duties ; £20,462,000, excise £9,21S,000, stamps; £3,494,000, from taxes (land F and assessed); S.618 010, property and income- tax; £4,660.000, Post Office; ...

... COMLAIERCIAL AND OTHER MlLiRKETS. _I CORN. . ToLt, Tuesday. -(From Keighbly, Mlaxsted, and Co.'s Market Report.l-The abolition of the duty I upon grain is expected to take place on the Ist of June next. Although the weather has been fine during the 1 p1st ...

... the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. But this little affair will also be arranged without coming to blows. . The Customs duties are 23,2091. against 24&991. corresponding week last year; increase, 8101. Subjoined is our usual weekly comparative list ...

... half-p st one o'clock until eive, terminated. The duty on probate on the Will of the late Sir ienjecmin Lee Guinness, which was paid in Dublin on Friday, amounted to the large sum of 416,500 for stamp duty alone. n, EHIGET ONT CAPITA, PMqISHMElTB.-ThO following ...

... of prices, and almost as much has been made of the anticipated reduction of the present light duties, as though protection was only just on the eve of abolition, for town and country markets have again given way, and we may yet see a little export trade ...

... were held at stiffer prices, and chiefly brought in ils, 3d. duty at 41a., 10s. 6d. duty at 39a. to 403. od., and 9s. 7d. duty at 33s. od. to 319. 6d. Of Natal, 488 bags sold, 10s. 6d. duty at 37s. 6d. to 38s., and washed 36s. 6d. to 3ja. per cwt. The ...