... THE CORN LAWS. have at last had a pure Protectionist motion, aimed point blank at the Corn Law Acts of There has been nothing of the kind before, all eveuts this session, for the party from which have right to expect such proceeding is i s y content with ...

... THE CORN LAWS. A countryman bei of his conscience, ai heard to boast of the goodness how little trouble it occasioned ploit ef no ancient date which seemed him, was taxed by one of his companions with some ex- com- patible with such a statement. “ Oh ...

... CORN LAWS. A special dinner of the Cobden Club was held on Saturday evening. at the Ship Hotel, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the Corn Laws. Mr. Leonard Courtney. M.P., pre:ideal over a large and representative attendance. the ...

... THE CORN LAWS. We stated the day that the Corn Laws | assume nt under | William OL In the time of Charis t OES nm | ae William IIL. the duty on way a and @ BOUNTY upon was substituted for it. William by | The Territo wes they served themselves read-eaters ...

... THE CORN LAWS. The Corn Laws existed in one shape or another for 400 years. Originally they were designed as a bonus exported grain, that and wool being our chief productions before the days potatoes, turnips, and raangold-wu-zels. 1804 the ...

... THE GERMAN CORN LAWS. [reuter's TELEGRAM.I Berlin, Saturday. The agitation here and in the provinces consequent upon the clearness of provisions continues unabated. The Berliner Tageblatt reports Dr. Miquel, Minister of Finance, to have stated in private ...

... THE CORN LAWS. VIII T«-«; bjr a »r. « ■ r>m»o-:-*r *n4 th* b»jirßv •» »o w* ’b*n> Tb*y •r* •«fth du'-nj tS to t tnm mUw ''l ■aic>aMi'm »i»* nbjf-to -P'* drcliifd, Midi m tl ...

... THE CORN LAWS. The Corn existed in oneshapi or another 400 year*, Originally they weredeeigned as a bonus on exported grain, that and wool being our chief productions before the days of potatoes, turnips and mangold-wurnls. In 1804 the law wai altered ...

... the corn laws. Mr. Grantlbt Berkeley moved, according to notice, that the House should resolve into committee to consider the acts relating to the importation of foreign corn.” Alluding to the repeated complaints of agricultural distress which had from ...

... CORN LAWS. Corn Laws were passed to protect agriculture. The first prohibition of exportation was in the Norman time, and it was often repeated—e.g., by Edward 111., after the Black Deat,it. In bdward reign importation was prohibited lentil taw-peke ...

... THE CORN LAWS. We now the first grant public movements with which Mr Brigbt's name is identified. The Corn Laws were series of enactments designed to exclude asfar possible, foreign grain from this country so long the prior of earn here was under certain ...

... THE _CORN LAWS. In 1646, it having been iirino — u - n - cYCI - that a revision of the Corn Laws wail pending, Sir Robert Peel, who had been converted to the ideas of the Manchester School, finding that certain members of the Government would go with ...