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London, England, 1850-10-10 00:00:00

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application to the sosers existed with
Ice against its usage for other and for private

r. HAYWOOD then read a report, advising the
commissioners to permit him to make some additions
to and improvements in the map of the towns, by a
further survey, as such a plan might be called for by
the metropolitan commissioners when the great ques-
tion of the drainage of the northern side of the me-
tropolis should form the subject of inquiry.
The Coral' agreed to the suggestion.
Mr. Moltazs gave notice of a motion with reference
to the drainage of the north side of the metropoliv,
special reference to be had to a scheme for that pur-
pose which had been submitted to the corporation by
Mr. Beardmore, a civil engineer.

THE NEW STAMP ACT.
This Act NM ccmr, into opcTation on and after Fr;day
next, and the 191 lowing ril.l be the duties pzyt,ble under
znort important t f ;he items effected by it:—..

CONVEYANCE
Wherc the purchase or cuusdklation money
shad not exceed 95/ . .
Excoeding 251. and not exceeding 50/.
Exceeding 50/. and not exceeding 75/.. .
ExCeeding 75/. acid u( t excnedinz, 1001 0 10 0
Exceeding 1001. and not exc,e,'.ing 1.)5/.
Exceeding 1251. cud net exo:2cding 150/.
Exceeding 1501. and not exceeding 1751.
Exceeding 175/. rind not exceediog 2001.
Exceeding 2001. and not exceeding 225/.
Exceeding 2251. and not exceeding 250/.
Exceeding 2501. and not exceeding 275/.
Exceeding 275/. and not exceedin,t. 300/.
Exceeding 3001. and not exccceing 350/. ...
Exceeding 350!. and not exceeoing 400/.
Exceeding 400/. and not exceeding 4501.
Exceeding 4501 and not exceeding 5001.
Exceedicg 5001. and not exceeding 550/.
.2 15 0
Exceeding 550/. and not exceeding 6001.
And where the purchase or consideration money shall
exceed 600/., then for every 1001. and also for any frac-
tional part of 1001., 10s.
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It the consideration be in money in the funds, or stock
in any company, or a judgment on mortgage debt, the
stamp to be payable according to its •alue.

MORTGAGES AND CONVENANTS FOR PAYMENT OF MONEY:
W here the same shall be nude as a security for the
payment of any definite and certain sum of money ad-
v,nced or lent at the time, or previously due and owing,
or forborne to be paid, being payable,
Not exceeding 501.
Exceeding'so/. and not exceeding 100/.
Exceeding 160/. and not exceeding 150/.
Exceeding 150/. and not exceeding 2001.
Exceeding 200/. and not exceeding
.250/.
Exceeding 250/. and not exceeding 300/.
And where the same shall exceed 300/., then
for every 100/. and also for any fractional
part of 100 Z
If to secure any further limited sum, then the duty
is to be assessed upon such limited sum ; but if there be
not any limit inserted in the deed, then the mortgage is
to be available only for such an amount as the stamp
impressed on it will allow.

Lease or tack of any lands, tenements, hereditaments,
or heritable subjects at a yearly rent, without any sum
of money by way of tine, premium, or grassum, paid for'
the same :
Where the yearly rent shall not exceed .£0 0f 6
And where the same shall exceed 5/. and not
excied 101.0 '
i- 0
Exceeding 10/. and not exceeding ,
0- 1- 6
Exceeding 151. and not exceestieg'2ol.,:.;,..- 0- -2 ,0
Exceeding 201. and not exceeding 25/ 0 2 6
Exceeding 251. and not exceeding 50/. ...... 0 5 0
Exceeding 501. and not exceeding 75/.
Exceeding 751. and not exceeding 1001. 0 10 0
And where the same shall exceed 1001., then
for every 501., and also for any tractional
part of 50/
A lease, with a fine, is also subject to the same stamp
duty as a conveyance for a like amount.