... STAMP DUTIES. Mr. D.BROWN wished to know from his Noble Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it was his intention that the provisions of the new Stamp Act, by which the duty on advertisements consisting of ten lines was to be reduced to one ...

... NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTY. Mr. HUME said he had a petition to present, signed by nearly all the printers in London,against the tax on newspapers. The petitioners thought that if the tax were abolished the art of printing, which was now only in its infancy ...

... NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES. We extract the following judicious and forcible observations relative to the question of the Newspaper Stamp Duties, from an able pamphlet on the subject, by Mr. C. 'Westmacott As a proprietor of the London stamped ...

... STAMP DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day for the further consideration of the report on the Stamp Duties Bill. Mr. WAKLEY said that the impression on the minds of E e veral Hon. Members was, that the clause relating ...

... anxiety the excitement which has previled in favoar of a total abolition of the stamp duty on newspapers. 2. That while this meeting will not presume to object to any reduction in the stamp duty, it is of opinion that the whole amount ...

... on the table the report of the commissioners of prayed the house to impose a fair and reasonable duty on the inland revenue on the subject of stamp duties, and also importation of agricaltural produce, by which the revenue upon mortgages and conveyances ...

... REDUCTION in PRICE of the ATHENIEU —The Proprietor!., taking advantage of the Abolition of Paper Duty, have now REDUCED it to THREEPENCE. • REDUCTION IN PRICE TO THREEPENCE. -LINING 1 - IERALD.-10 Suot , eriiNrs paying in advance the MORNING direct from ...

... ABOLITION OF THE LASH. Last evening a meeting was held at the Hall of Science, in the City-road, Mr. Murrough, late M.P. for Bridport, in the chair, to adopt measures for the total and immediate abolition of flogging in the army and navy. The following ...

... always opposed the abolition of church rates, continue the contest further; and certainly his vote should be given in favour of the third reading of the bill (cheers). Mr. E. BA LL supported the bill, contending that the abolition of church rates, so ...

... there is an average of 600 advertisements, and that the duty on them amounted to 451, and the duty on the Paper (supposing 10,000 impressions to be sold) was 11/—thus making altogether 56/ duty, which found its way into the public Treasury—(hear, hear) ...

... were to propose the total abolition of the stamp duty he could carry such a measure through the present House of Commons? Mr. Hume had answered in the negative. Mr. explained. He had said the total abolition of the stamp ...

... STAMPS . ON NEWSPAPERS The CHANCELLOR of the EiarIEZRIER moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much of the 55th of Geo. 111., cap. 80, as prohibits the Commissioners of Stamps from issuing stamps to printers outlawed or convicted of seditious ...