... employers, their Invariable answer Is—'We cannot give any more; we would rather stop manufacturing altogether, unless the Corn Laws are repealed; for the cheapness provisions In other parts the world enable foreign to undersell us'; and_ Members your Majesty ...

... much delighted with the festivities and proceedings of the occasion. Anti-Corn Petition. The Petition adopted at t&e public meeting held here lately for repeal of the Corn Laws, and reform of the Import Duties generally, was sent off on Saturday, with ...

... gatherings on the South and North Inches previous to the extension of the first ftanchise in 1842, and the abolition of the corn laws in 1843. David Kennedy, the well-known vocalist, and Alec Robertson were playmates. Alec filled precentorships in the East ...

... Perth Incorporations of Trades met in their respective halls and agreed to petition Parliament against any alteration in the Corn Laws. Perth Town Council.—On Monday nt the ordinary meeting of Perth Town Council, it was unanimously resolved that petitions ...

... abolished the Corn Laws, I had the privilege of meeting and conversing with the four greatest champions of the League. Although his mane is not so much known now as that of either Cobden, Bright, or Thomson. I regard Ebenezer Elliot, the Corn Law Rhymer, as ...

... lle remembers when there were between 1700 and 1800 weavers, and now there are only one or two. The stirring times of the Corn Laws are still fresh in his memory, and he recalls the times when he as a boy used to run to Cherrybank, with the drummer of the ...

... The First Week EXACTLY 100 years ago Perth bakers were celebrating the success of powerful agitation against the Corn Laws, and blessing Sir Robert Peel. To-day they are deploring the failure of strong opposition to bread rationing—and they are certainly ...

... Cobden, who would be held in grateful remerobraws, not only al the men who with dauot!eas courage secured the repeal of the Corn Laws, but for his pis-iocate sympathy with the opprer,.; 1 dowotrodden of all osioos. He would be regarded a: 030 of the beet ...

... was sure we would not hand over any to Bermany. With regard to agriculture, he pointed out that no government since the Corn Laws were passed had done much. In rural housing we in Scotland had built ten houses fur every one built in England. No other ...

... that the existing corn law could not afford that degree of protection to agriculture which the circumstances under which the growers of corn were placed rendered absolutely necessary. This is the first reference we find to the Corn Law ...

... of the rural labourers have been at lead doubled and with the price of bread stuffs reduced at fine by the repeal .1 the Corn Laws and in later year. reduced much farther by what Sir William Hamoutt ease called the pleguie of abundance from ever increasing ...

... places In Parliament. We therefore pray your Majesty call Parliament together on as early day possible; and by repealing the Corn Laws, reducing taxes as far as is consistent with the safety of the realm, and adopting other measures their united wisdom may ...