... e I.)—T^a Royal Assent was given to an Act for Pr-itlitiiig Frauds and Abuses in the Public Reveals of Excise, Custom, Stamp Duties, PO!3'f, Office, and Hou- Mon«y. 1.727-(George I.)—The K'.ijg- was attacked by illness on his journey to kuuoror, and died ...

... Methodist churches to get puler& /le thought the itinerancy system in Welsh Methodism was a weak spot, and would welcome its abolition end would be glad to see every church with its pastor Mr. W. Motions (chairman of the N'synor tcho sl Board) mid that it ...

... marine underwriters preying for tha abolition of the cxising stamp duties on archie insurance, but, seeing the many other claims upon the Exchequer, lie coult not see his way to accede to tiles request. PLATS DUTIES d Mr. GOSCEEN (Chancellor of the ExClisquert ...

... use of alcholic beverages at all cor- responding. The death duties showed an increase over the receipts of last year. Those receipts represented £8,239.000 and exceeded the estimate. On stamps ther« had been a considerable decline, but there had been no ...

... by abolishing or merging the present probate duty, the account duty, the estate duty, and the addition made by Mr Goschen to the succession duty, and start afresh. they constituted in their place a single duty of that class of which probate ...

... ives of Wale3 that voted m favour of Mr Labouchere's amend-, ment. We maintain that such wily and k-en politicians of the stamp of Mr D. A. Thomas, Mr Lluyd George, Mr S. T. Evans, Major Jones, &c., who voted against the tyranny and unlimited annoyance ...

... century ago, the Liberals who won for the people the extinction of the Corn Laws, Free Trade, the abolition of Tests, and of the stamp on newspapers and the duty on paper, who gave to the people Elementary education and to the voter the protection of the Ballot ...

... arrangements were carried out by the following committee :— Rev. Hugh Hanmer, Messrs VV. H. Stamp, A. Thomas, A. W. Richards, P. Taylor. F. Edwards, and li. Heatley. The duties of M.C. were very efficiently done by Mr Richards. The following ladies kindly dispensed ...

... reforms have all been modest and practical. The reduction of indirect taxation and the increase of the death duties; the removal of the Stamp Duty and other taxes on knowledge the protection of children from over-work in factories (a measure due to the ...

... away. The burdens of the Clergy have been much lightened, ever since I succeeded to the See of St. David's, by the abolition of the stamp duty on appointments, and (in this Diocese and elsewhere) by the surrender to them of the Bishop's prociirations. Lastly ...

... being ordered to make a statement as to their oirculatiou us IcB6. The circulation of the is a matter on which, the abolition of the stamp duty, there has been no authentic inform- but it will probably turn out to be mush lees then is poet-ally expected. Of ...

... ' 'ed - . _ edNEWSPAPER STAMP ABOLISHED IN I he AUSTRIA.. he- ist The Vinna correspondent of the London le Daily w\s telegraphs that the lisichsrath tl by a unanimous vote has 'passed the Bill at abolishing the newspaper stamp. It is thirty -k, years ...