... What followed the abolition of the Corn Laws—the idea that grew up with it—had not only deprived us of our manufactures, but had set up barriers against us as producers. At the time of the abolition of the Corn Laws the ima,rkets’ of the world were at ...

... report on the question of unemployment in Germany, “which was considerably less thanin this country.” The repeal of the Corn Laws had nothing to do with the price of wheat to the consumer. (Labour ironical laughter.) Touching on the question of Colonial ...

... getting them the cheap loaf, and had very little to do in retaining It. They heard a great deal about the repeal of the Corn Laws in the days of their grandfathers. But for twenty or thirty years after that repeal the price of the loaf did not go down ...

... the nine years following the ripeal of the corn laws, the price of wheat went up by as much as twenty shillings per quarter, and then dropped owing to the fierce ' competition of the foreign growers, who grew corn morc easily An favoured climates, and on' ...

... inthe way of Free Trade. The ‘distress in:the - “Hungry Fortiss” was mot -caused by the existence of the Corn Laws, but by:the ‘shortage of corn during that time. The great- reason. of unemployment in America was due to.oné of the grea.beSt- financial ...

... conducted in strict conformity with the laws of the ‘Reformed Protestant Church.””’ But I cannot vouch for his accuracy as J do not know what these laws, if any exist, are. Probably they are something very unlike the laws that regulate “The Church of England ...

... reported. He would repeat.the formula respecting duty on corn which he had tried to impress upon people. IFf the duty on corn was less than the profit which the foreigner ‘made by selling them his corn, he would lower his price rather than lose his market ...

... is too. But I can’t alter the law or make the law. If 1 could I sheuld be a very useful person, probably. 5 Mrs. Brotsma: I think it is very hard to be deprived of a vote. The Revising Barrister: If T could alter the law I would alter that one, and permit ...

... enthusiastic Conservatives in the House of Commons, and supported by 200 odd Radicals, to pass the Anti-Corn Laws. What was the result? The price of corn, which was supposed to fall immediately after that wonderful Act had been passed, did not fall until ...

... should be unaniminity in the passing of any law that should bind any British subject. It might be—and it has been—that laws have not been agreed to by all three. But better this country with the loss of even a good law than that it should have no safeguard ...

... owing to the Goverament’s cheeseparing naval policy, and the nation’s negligence in not keeping in the country a big stock of corn for the feeding of our 45 millions of people. Such warnings are apt to fall on deaf ears in time of peace. Will it be our’s ...

... England was Conservative. (Hear, hear.) 'They were, at all events, fond of law and order, and under those conditions they were most likely to support that party which stood for law and order. (Hear, hear.) He did not think at was a sufficient reason for ...