... placed in no disadvantageous position with reference to the tax, which had been renewed several times since the repeal of the corn laws, and that the adoption of this alteration would open a door to fresh exemptions. The amendment was supported by Sir F. Kelly ...

... indissolubly united. The idea was an error. The old Constitution had nothing to do with duties on corn. The ancient traditions of England were Free Trade »ne«. Corn Laws were a modern invention. In their principle tbey were connected with methods government initiated ...

... Palmerston, is absolutely false, for he sided with monopoly and voted against Sir Robert Peel's motion for the repeal of the Corn Laws. It was not until Free Trade was successful that the Saviour of the Country applauded it; and, unprincipled as he is ...

... great revolution in society, and the prediction of that great statesman was now amply verified. J Next to the repeal of the Corn Laws, the greatest improvement amongst us is, perhaps, the establishment of a cheap and speedy postal communication ; but without ...

... pursuing the ev»n tenour of his way, independent of the smile of favour or the frown of resentment. Since the passing of the Corn Laws, the attitude of the Tories has been one of continual retreat before an advancing and growing enemy. The failure of Mr Disraeli ...

... intrjduced before the close the session to remedy, or at all events to mitigate, the ill effects which the repeal of the corn laws has had on the interests of the owners and occupiers of land in this country. From the general t>-nor of speeches both sides ...

... by bad laws as by bad seasons, and also by that foreign competition which has kept him from being compensated by high prices, as used to be in the days of the Corn Laws, for poor crops. The Government are pledged to pass a measure of land law reform, ...

... Peel, who had taken the opinion of Mr Bright closest Parliamentary friend, Mr Cobbed, on the subject of the repeal of the Corn Laws. In this his Lordship unquestionably made a point ; but it would be a point all the more decided could he show that the present ...

... lower part her Working Men s Memorial the Late Robert Peel.—After the late Sir Robert Peel had carried the abolition of the corn laws, as Prime Mir.:«:er. ; ls-iti. a fund was raised, the penny subscription men Great Britain, found wc-rkir.r-men's memorial ...

... Conservative, if they looked into the principle, than those who advocated a limitation of the franchise ; and the repeal of the corn laws was a truly Conservative measure. Was peace Conservative ? lie had endeavoured by every means to promote it, and to staud ...

... proved one of the most important measures in its social and commercial influences, the penny post Bbould ever have had the corn laws repealed, sugar duties equalised, the navigation with all the world made free, the tariff reformed? Would popular education ...

... of the people for constitutional action at a future time. We have instance of that in the agitation for the repeal of the Corn Laws, which a sentiment was created calculated to take effect in electoral contests. Having thus before us the modes which public ...