... THE CORN LAWS The Corn Laws and Social England . By C . R . Fay . 10 s . 6 d . • Cambridge ; University Press . Mr Fay , in his discussions of English economic history , is always a welcome and an instructive writer . His most recent work is inspired ...

... THE CORN LAWS To-morrow, Mrs, Emma Davenport, of 75, Davenport-street, Tunstall, will celebrate her 100 th birthday, and among the numerous congratulations she has received already is one from the municipality of North Sydney, Australia, of which one ...

... THE CORN LAWS. The number of signatures which have been appended to the petition from this place, for the total repeal of the Corn Laws is 2024. The signatures are entirely from that portion of the male population who are engaged in labour, or otherwise ...

... THE CORN LAWS. We understand that the petitions for total repeal of the Corn Laws will remain in town until Thursday next, and will lie for signature in Messrs Mackinnon's, Cistern; Kerr's, Murray Street; and Dempster's, John Street ; and on the evening ...

... THE CORN LAWS Progress was slow but sure. Legislation in the way of the Corn Laws had a great influence in’ the industry—whether for good or bad is a debatable point. Farms on the banks of the Nene progressed by reason of the fact that heavy produce could ...

... THE N LAWS Petitions to both Houses of Parlia- ment are becoming general throughout the country, praying that Parliament will not allow any alteration or repeal of the corn laws to be made. The total number of petitions presented to the House of Commons ...

... the earth/' The Corn Laws were duly repealed, and what the American President said in 1840 many politicians are saying at the present day. Tho wheel has nearly turned, for the Wheat Act Regulations are indirectly a return of the Corn Laws. At least they ...

... THE CORN LAWS. We understand that twelve h, names are already adhibited wit!. burgh to the petition of the Association for the abolition of tl Laws, and that ere is is despat. Parliament other twelve hun(P, likely to be added. The Association has also ...

... CORN LAWS REPEALED When at- last, in the year 1846. the Corn Laws were repealed, there was jubilation throughout the country. The event was also celebrated by banquet given to John Bright by the Mayor and inhabitants of Durham. Later, John Bright became ...

... TIII CORN LAWS RIOALLSIL Probably the vehement crusade of The Anti-Corn Law League, which in freed imported corn of its heavy duties, was the beginning of the end for the old mills, and the gradual Introduction of other and less cumbrous ...

... Anti-Corn Law League used that fact. and so aueceeded in getting the laws abolished. The repeal of those laws hit the farmer and knocked him out, and nobody benefited by the change. We were suffering today from that repeal of the Corn Laws ...

... Corn Laws Incident The .great constitutional historian, Henry Hallam, always contended that it was an apparent deficiency in British constitutional security that no: reports were made as to the debates which occurred in the Cabinet. He argued that it ...