Price Of Newspapers

fifty per cent, more fur printing paper than we did one ycar since. Is t Dot proper tbat a portion of such extra tax should bo (haced by the readers? The govorniuent tax on uewspapera is excessive It loaches them in four dilV ferent ways. The tax ou white paper is large - on ink - on every adveitisemeut - on the incomo. It would seem tliat the tax was arruged to cmbarrass newspapers. It certainly forees them to raiaö tlicir prioes or publish at an actual loss. The price of white paper has increased withio the past thiree uioutha to th& extraordinary degree of thirty-six per Cb.itTbese .eavy taxes and the unusual advanoe in prico of paper, must work fatully apon niany newspapers throughout the oountry. Certain il 3 tliat none of them eau live. in anytbiiig íke a healthy condition (if thcy pay tbeir bilis,) without an advanee in prioe; for it is quite evident tlr.it tlicy oannot continuo on the old and do more tbao living profita, under the weight of tliese great taxes, and advanee in tlieir prioo of paper, of iuk,