... repeal of the Navigation Bill and the Corn Laws, and the subsequent adoption by Great Britain of the policy of Free Trade. First, then, a few words in explanation of the Navigation Laws, which, next to the Corn Laws, were the bugbear of all ...

... the cornlawthrough the long period of free trade which has followed tbat repeal In the yeara proceding the ro- peal of the corn laws the whole amount of the im- ports of grain of every kind was generally about 2,000,000 to 8,000,000 of quarters, but it was ...

... Baltic, Still holders there are not very ready to give up theirchances of a revival; but the effects of the abolition of the corn laws by the French legislature, with better accounts recently received from Marseilles, have cauod0dsomeexcitement ?? as well ...

... The newV IliPerial progralnmm, thiollgb shald(owel fottil since September, IS57 in the frequent suspelt- sions of tite corn laws of France, lias tether taken the coun try bv stirprise Nothileg cotld ble it et oppOr- tiin3t for its develo liltit thant ...

... imposed by the Irish Legislature. By the Act of Union these were totally to cease in twenty years, that is, in 1821. The Corn Laws were imposed ia 1815, and they ofered such a tempting bribe o the rish people to become exporters of food to England, that ...

... Repeal of the Corn Laws, which caused such a * tumult in England in Peers time, the farmers I claiming that they were ruined by the act, , that grain would pour in from other countries, and tlat the markets would-be storked with f cheap corn- This is just ...

... has occurred in the price of wheat this month as to exceed any that a war pinis has excited in the grain trade since the corn laws were repealed. In 153, many of cur readers will rememi er, the price of wheat advanced from 43s 3d. on the 4th of June, to ...

... that the only evil eftects which followed were caused by the panic which en- sued. Whien the same statesman repealed the Corn Laws, panic, and panie alone, did the mischief which followed. Again, when American bacon began to be imported in quantity, panic ...

... against a rigid main- tenuace of the currency, law of 1844 which, if recognised by the public, will especially assist theircomprehension of its natuere. The theory of protection was not extinguished with the corn laws. On Thursday week the battle on its behalf ...

... might be easily developed in Ireland, as our viter supply was unilimited. Mufich had been said concerning the 'repeal of the corn laws, but while it brought cheap wheat it lhad developed into a competition at flour of very for. mnidable dimension-3. It was ...

... Still holders therc are not vecry ready to give up their chances of a rovival; but the efrects of tel abolition of the Corn Laws I)y the French Legis- lature, witb hotter accounts recently received from Marseilles, have caused somc excitement at Odessa ...

... quarter duty. for this reason, that 'Mr. Cobden promised when the Corn Laws were repealed that they should have a protection duty of ten shillings. Without that the repeal of the Corn Laws had been effected under false pre- tences. (Cheers.) Jr. W OODWARD ...