... ABOLITION OF THE BRISTOL FAIRS. FROM the proceedings of the Town-Council, a report of which will be found in our fourth page, it will be seen that that body adopted, without a division, the report of the fairs' committee recommending the abolition of ...

... and eoals. Repealed. Duty on tiles. Repealed. Duty on hemp .Reduced. :Duty on drugs.. .. . Rediced. Duty eoncurrants and fruit.. Redueed.: Duty on cotton weol.. . . . Reduced. Stamps en marine instrance. ...

... advertfisig, so that the abolition of the stamp duty would be practically equivalent to sabsidising the trade in secret remedies, The arguments that have been used in support of the proposal to abolish the medicine stamp duty are also ?? ...

... which you have given notice to proposc to the Hlonourable the House of Commons, with refercuce to the Customs Acts and Stamp Duties, and which are now under the consideration of that honourable Mouse, ?? themsclves of the suggestion contained in your ...

... obvious that the reduction in the stamp duties on deeds and the abolition of game certificates must concern the country more than dwellers in towns, while the benefit arising from the abrogation of the penny stamp newspapers will exclusively enjoyed ...

... sentiments on the question, the *address was agreed to. The Stamp Duties Bill went throlrgh a committee, when Mr. S. Rici stated that it was the intention of tliS Majesty's Govern- ment to put a duty on advertisements of Is. Od. on every insertion,a instead ...

... the borough of Seuthwark, a-ainst the Medicine Stamp Act. Ithe lion. member complained of the operation of this Act, and said that, by the new Stamp act, the objectionable palts of the old Medicine Stamp Act were not only continued but increased. The ...

... advances (Ireland) bill was read a se- cond time, and the judgments (Ireland) bill was read a third time and passed. The stamp duties and sighway bills passed through committee profershii, to receive amendments. ?? Avctro EY-GrENsiIAvL. obtained leave to ...

... were nose subject to a stamp sluty of 20s., should Ionly be liable to a bs. stamp duty. Ile slid not thissk that ithe re- veituejs-usid lose aityhn by any of' these alterations. He he- idt-ved that the large amount of stamp duty charged at ...

... hours' discussion on the matter, thgy casme to the conclusion that it was the duty of the Govetnm ert to put down this vile syatem of trading, which had the effect of stamping out a branch of British trade and bringing sabontan enormous amount of distress ...

... consumption of duty- paid tobacco was nearly one million of pounds more than sin 181-1 ! Now, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer will .reduce the duty to Is. per lb. hewill, upon the same principle, ssoon collect the duty on the smuggled and duty-paid con- ...

... sweeps them frn away by a total abolition of the paper duty, producing Li exactly a million a year, the abolition of the newspaper fro stamp, on whichs, heowever, there will be no actual loss, an and a reduction of fits duty on hops, ...