... THE CORN LAWS. There can be no doubt, that whatever change Sir Rohert Peel contemplates in the existing corn laws, he means to adhere to the principle of a sliding scale of duties. And, until some more feasible scheme than has ever yet made its appearance ...

... HE CORN LAWS Tue subject of the corn laws appears to be paramount at present, and we again advert to it. In aid of the fresh movement we find the Manchester Chamber of Com- merce has issued another lying manifesto in the shape of a report of the committee ...

... ON THE CORN LAWS. Although you end some others have lon ...

... inevitably be the result of passing a measure for the abolition the existing Corn Laws ? It is admitted, we believe, on all hands, that agriculturists cannot compete with the foreign corn grower under the present weight of taxation. The yeomanry, therefore, ...

... meeting of. Deputies of the Natieonal le Anti-Corn-law Leagae, retard the rejection of the people's petli of tlons for the repeal of the Bread-tlax, or even ' to take into const- in deration the existing Corn-law,'vith regret and indignation, but r, wvithout ...

... upwards was exported to pay for Corn; and another bad harvest, with the present Corn Laws, would infallibly make the Bank of England stop payment. If the Corn trade was on the same footing as other trades, the importation of Corn would no ...

... THE CORN LAWS. Tbe following is the list of the towns, from which proposed thot the returns of the quantities and prices of various descriptions of corn sold stall be made to the Comptroller of Corn Returns, in order to determine the general average prices ...

... for many years, to expect any adequate return, if the Corn Laws are to be repealed ? The agriculturist ought to be protected against the influx of foreign corn by a sufficiently high duty. Foreign corn may be bought Bay at 40s. ; adding thereto a duty of ...

... CORN LAWS. In the committee on the Corn Importation Act, Mr Wodkiiovsb addressed the house with the view el having barley struck out of the bill altogether, because it was impossible that the farmers of England could compete without protection with the ...

... in favour of any particular law. If there had been a total prohibition of the importation of fo- reign corn, I doubt that the effect would have different from what has taken place. been very The present Corn Law. That Corm-law is founded on ...

... THE CORN LAWS. Tbe past week has exhibited very fair specimen of the agitation against the Corn-laws which is likely to be excited in tbe country; and, without exception in any case, it appears to be far less powerful than might reasonably have been expected ...

... that corn laws are chiefly regulations of currency and, viewed in this light, it will be evident, that our corn laws as they at present stand, operative, laws constituted on their principles, such Mr. M'hitmore re- commends, are, in point ...