... THE CORN LAWS AND THE PRICE OF FOOD. the Editor The Yorkshire Post Sir.—ln the recent- elections the opponent* tariff reform have often cited high prices of 1839, 1846-7, and in 1868, as example* of the effect corn duties. The public are not aware that ...

... THE ENGLISH CORN LAWS. THEIR AIM AND HISTORY A lecture oil 44 Modern History of English Rural Life: Agriculture under the Com Law a, 44 *as given Dr. A. G. Ru.ton, of Leeds University, before the Darlington Chamber of Agriculture yesterday. Mr. H. L. ...

... Mr. Chamberlain's statement to tlte effect of the repeal the Corn Laws on price of wheat, said he thought every school boy knew that although the Act- of Parliament, repealing lite Corn Laws was passed 1846 the repeal was not take effect and did not take ...

... UiDAUI ERNEST. LTD.. Ofi COMMERCIAL STREET. LEEDS, corn Fl RRIERA LAWS* TRILOBA, ...

... That I can well understand, hut the potato famine was not result of the Corn lAWS. (Laughter.) Nor was the price of bread the time of the potato famine the result the Corn Laws or of the legislation which followed. (Cheers.) I ask you now to consider ...

... of the Corn Laws, forced on by the failure the potato crop and the Irish famine; the old Duke of Wellington, always obeying that the repeal of the Corn Laws would mean the ruin of the landed interests. There was Cobden—the leader of the Corn ...

... statement that it was a mistake to say the repeal the Corn lawn produced immediately any reduction in the prico of bread. investigation, however, lie found that the averago for the five years repeal the Corn Laws was Sd. per quarter, and the average of j the ...

... for flour for his household 1887 and 1888. nearly 10 years after tbe abolition the Com Laws.) In just rcfcrrred to. price of wheat was 48a per quarter, the Corn Laws notwithstanding ; but and 1868 the was 64a and 88s. »d. rvsoectivelv; but even thewo pnoes ...

... A CHURCHMAN. KcndaJ, February IS. THE CORN LAWS AND THE PRICE OF BREAD. the Editor The Yorkshire Post. Sir.—ln to-day'a ia>ue your Mr. Kddiaou. of Loedr. doe* the favour my Inter in.«t., and makes atatement whieti needs great deal qualification. the first ...

... after Corn Laws were imposed ito before: the average price afrer bring its. Bd., against 3d. before. Again, this Corn Law of 1815 continued until 1842. which was the climax tho period of Corn Law agitation «f ...

... the abolition tho Corn Laws, ignoring the application of steam power to ships and machinery ar.d the extension of railways throughout the world. had what all the world required, and Free Trade or Protection, Com Laws or no Corn Laws, our ...

... Housing Council, Mr. Lloyd George said no problem which had been submitted a Government to the country since the days of tho Corn Laws would have profound an effect upon the condition the the programme which the Minister submitted on Tuesday. would a complete ...