... 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. Mr. Grantley Berkeley moved for a committee of the trhole House, to take into consideration the acts relating to the importation of foreign corn. He observed That the country needed more information as to the intentions of the Government ...

... The German Corn Laws. The agitation Berlin and in the provinces consequent upon the dearness of provisions continues unabated. The Berliner Tagblatt reports Dr Miquel, Minister of Finance, to have stated in private con munication that but for the negotiations ...

... 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 ...

... CORN LAWS. Lord is that tits repeal of the Oonalawe boa materially the forts.. of As he was appealing a motion Is favour of reciproolty, It wee poesible for hint to this statement ; but Lord who fess the author of the motion, had to begin with a disclaimer ...

... THE CORN LAWS. A rural correspondent asks : Was Sir Robert Peel a Liberal or Consetva ive when the Coru Laws were repealed. A.: Sir Robert Peel was the leader of the Con gerratives and opposed tbe Corn Lawn until was convinced by argument and the strong ...

... THE CORN LAWS. | The Corn Laws were a aeries of enactments [designed to exclude as far as possible foreign grain from this country so long the price of corn re was under certain figure; and also in k ■crease the difficulty of importation by ...

... THE CORN LAWS. now come to the first the great public more* with which Bright's name ts identified. The Corn Laws were series enactments designed to exclude far possible, foreign grain from this country so long the price of corn here was ...

... THE CORN LAWS IZept•al ,1 Hg a tiL WLIEVI, ...

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

... THE CORN LAWS. The Act of 1773 was intended not only to encourage importation by redden* the duties, but to discourage exportation except when grain was much below the average price. All export was forbidden when wheat was over 445. per quarter at the ...

... THE CORN LAWS, \V« cow come to the fir«t of the greet public movement with which Bright’s name is identified. The Corn Lews were » series of enactments designed to exclude far as possible, foreign grain from (his conntrj so long the prioe of corn here ...