... 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 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 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 CORN LAWS REPEALED When at- last, in the year 1846. the Corn Laws were repealed, there was jubilation throughout the country.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 ...

... County Bench on Monday Albert Wakeman Portslade. and William Corn, Laws. London. were fined 10s. each, and Albert Golby. Market Gardens, Lyminster. ss. for ignoring one-way traffic orders. Laws was also fined 10s. for not having a car licence. To Hear About ...

... one word was there in the Speech about the corn laws. Lord bourne has had a view of the on which he stands, and he has leaj’H caution. On Tuesday he reiterated/ opinions of last session, viz., that corn laws do work well for all part 1 and that by altering ...

... of the prevalence of land being used for pasture and the consequent lack of com was the Corn Laws. The Corn Law of 1815 prohibited the importation of loreien corn until the price In England reached 80s a quarter. This caused great deal of ...

... Exchange, factory law, public speaking. philately, languages, astronomy, motoring, herb lore, woodwork, sketching, leather-work, embroidery, acting, ice hockey, swimming, and fishing. LOOKING BACK. FROM THE REVIEW OF 1839. THE CORN LAWS. At a meeting ...

... Her grandfather was a Speaker of the House of Commons, and her great-grandfather was that Sir Robert Peel who repealed the Corn Laws about a hundred years ago. Her mother was a daughter of Lord Ashton, Lancashire multimillionaire. Lady Doris has four children ...

... Britain’s Large Import Britain has long forgotten '* the Hungry ’Forties,” when the corn Laws were in force, as a result of a misguided attempt to encourage British agriculture, and men like Cobden and Bright and the Manchester School ...