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THE CORN LAWS

... THE CORN LAWS. Mr. Joseph Livesey, in hia Moral Reformer for March, 1831, says The following 5* correct statement the respective earnings nine weavers, upon an average of tbo last six week*, after deducting for candles, winding, cowing. Ac. pemne devote ...

Published: Wednesday 09 December 1903
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 669 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS

... went on to say that this was very different state things from that existing when the Poor Law Amendment Act waa passed and from what existed before the Corn Laws were rejvaled. Uo trusted that this increase of thrift might go on from year year. It was ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1903
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1141 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE GAME FOR BOYS

... and the history, effect, and repeal of the Corn Laws. A new edition of this work was issued this year, and it will hardly believed that all para crap}* dealing with the incidence of taxation and tb© Corn Laws have been omitted. One would like to know whether ...

Published: Tuesday 20 December 1904
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Site of the Old Cockpit, Stoneygate

... would make the lot of the bottom dog easier, first made him bitter and an active opponent of the unjust and oppressive Corn Laws and Poor Law, then the fiery apostle of teetotalism, organiser innumerable charities, fighting political reformer, striving for ...

Published: Thursday 01 September 1932
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A COBDENITE LEGEND DESTROYED

... abolition the Corn Laws. Taking the averago price corn decennial periods throughout last century. Dr. Cunningham shows that, after rapid drop 1816, the price only very gradually declined until the eighties, in spite the repeal of the Corn ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1911
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 180 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

fiscal reform. Its Relation to Cotton Address by Mr. W. A S. Hewitts Mr. W. A. S. Hewins (secretary the

... regard the repeal the Corn Laws, for the progress tlwe cotton industry had been immensely rapid before any inroad was made on the old national system of Protection, and the progress was continued after the repeal of the Corn Laws, although there was fall ...

Published: Wednesday 21 July 1909
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 215 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

“BURY IS TRUE.”

... ” Thursday was the anniversary the repeal of in* Corn Laws, and the statue of Sir Robert Peel. ia Bury Market place, was decorated with wreaths corn and loses, and the following inrcripnon:— ••Com Laws Repealed. 25th June, IWS- Bury « true.” ...

Published: Friday 26 June 1903
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 44 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND LABOUR

... accurate Free Trade would never haws been In reply that the Duke asserted that nothing had occurred since the repeal the Corn Laws which, if it oould have been accurately foreseen by Mr. Cobden, would have induced him to rhrmk from the proposals which ...

Published: Monday 14 November 1904
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE ADULLAMITES

... Manchester School. It was who with Richard Cobden and Charles Villiers was the principal factor is securing the abolition of the Corn Laws. Bright had a strong vein of irony, and he originated among other caustic phrases the Cave of Adullam by which he poured ...

Published: Monday 16 November 1925
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HERALD. SATURDAY. DECEMBER,II 1909. AT SMITHFIELD SHOW MODASSINE OAKES

... particularly gratifying. “THE HUNGRY FORTIES COBDENITES AND THE CORN LAWS. Th© Times of November 29Uv contains interesting and instructive article The Price of Bread under the Com Laws,” by Mr. A. H. H. Matthews, from which quote the following passage ...

Published: Saturday 11 December 1909
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 303 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THE PRESTON GUARDIAN TO-MORROW will contain: FARMERS’ CONFERENCE AT BOLTON.— , Special Report. PROTECTION’S ..

... TO-MORROW will contain: FARMERS’ CONFERENCE AT BOLTON.— , Special Report. PROTECTION’S HEEL ON PRESTON: Ex pcricnccs of tho Corn Laws. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. Bv the Rev. W. T. Whitley, M.A.. LL D. No. 1. “AN UNAPPROPRIATED BLESSING,” Short Story ...

Published: Friday 22 January 1904
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 82 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SORROW IN SACUR

... inhuman Corn Laws, which destroy all that is good, starve the masses, and pamper the few. The conference invoked the of all Goodness to affect the maker* of the laws to give fhe people food. O Lord our Ood ariss. Destroy monopolies. And corn ...

Published: Friday 12 January 1906
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 3 | Tags: none