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THE CORN LAWS

... - THE CORN LAWS. The farmers have now a practical illustration of the mischievous tendency of the corn laws. The average for thy last six weeks was struck on Thurs- day last at 73s. 2d., and- the consequence is the admission of fdreign corn ...

THE CORN LAWS

... I TRE CORN LAWS. r WOcEiPORT, DEC. 12._.Last night a public meeting of the free traders of Stockport and its neighbourhood was held in the large room on the basement story of the new mill belonging to Mesasr. Leese and Co. There were eabout 4,500 persons ...

THE CORN LAWS

... - THE CORN LAWS. It will be seen, from a letter of Lord Brougham's, addressed to the, Glasgow Anti-corn Law As- sociation, that whilst his lordship admits that the interests of the people are more deeply involved inthe corn ...

THE CORN LAWS

... it is an idle assertion that, by the abolition of the corn laws, the home market would be lessened to the extent of a single farthing to our 'manufacturers. What would happen were the corn laws abo- lished, and what we believe our contemporaries mean ...

THE CORN LAWS

... TIHE CORN LAWS. SIR RoBnET P1EL'S statement, explanatory of his pro- posal to modify the Corn Laws, was to have been made on Wednesday evening in the House of Commons, and all is suspense uttil it arrives. In the mean time, we do not see any reasons for ...

CORN LAWS

... CORN LAWS. LETTER FROM SIR W. BRABAZON TO HIS de CONSTITUENTS. det whi I think it is a duty I owe you, a duty I owe the situation nat you have placed me in, not to remain silent on a subject n of such importance to your welfare and interest as the repeal ...

THE CORN LAWS

... to this. Thec corn laws enhance- the price of corn here far above its' price in the other countries, and render it impossible for us to compete with them; and, therefore, in order to continue the growth of corn we mus#'keep up the corn ...

CORN LAWS

... buitind li anchester :aD& a Glasgow in the corn.-law agitation, I Thihk the rsuse 'puirsued by those two cities is Most wise in getttl petititns to be heard by counsel at the bar of t;z X~att$F: Commons against the corn-lawv. Leeds ouiht tR o~tbiesXtne, as ...

CORN LAWS

... CORN LAWS. MEETING AT 'MACROOMl. A meeting took place at Maacroom on Monday, for the purpose of petitioning parliament against the repeal of, or alteration in, the present corn laws. The town presented an appearance of unusual hustle. Groups of people ...

THE CORN LAWS

... THE CORN LAWS. (From the Courier.) At the dinner given by the Conservative Asso.. ciation of Buckingham the Marquis of Chandosin- dulged in another of his corn-law speeches, desti- tute, like all the noble marquis's speeches, of any approximation to an ...

CORN LAWS

... CORN LAWS. I (From a Correspondent of the Sun.) OXFORD, TuESDAY._.A most'disgraceful scene has been acted in our Town-hall this evening. A public meeting Ihaving been called, under the sanction of the Mayor, to petition against the corn laws, the parties ...

CORN LAWS

... size on the face of the earth (hear, e :s,hear, hear). By reason of the' corn laws the consumption ef Iof *holesotne food was taken from Ireland, and disease en- sued. Thie corn laws might be traced in letters of blood _ through that country, and nothing ...