... in order to express their dissent from the principles of the Anti-Corn Law League, and to petition Parliament against any alteration in the present Corn Laws. In the prefatory remarks it is said, that from the long continuance of the late storm, and other ...

... this fortunate effect could not possibly have taken place if an unrestricted trade in corn had existed ; and that it is the creation of the Corn Law, and the Corn Law alone. If free importation of grain were permitted between Great Britain ...

... can withstand the repeal of the Corn Laws the price grain conmemorable bread riots before Cobden's views at last prevailed, and we could get free imports of grain and flour. Even following the repeal of the Corn Law the price of grain continued high ...

... homegrown corn we had the less would we be at the inercy of foreigners for supplies; (4) if dependence were nearly altogether on the foreigner our supplies in time of war would be stopped. Anti-Corn Law League. Ttie movement against the Corn ...

... THE FRENCH CORN LAWS. Paris, Tuesday..—At a Cabinet Council held this morning it was decided that the Government should not offer opposition to the proposal for raising the duties foreign wheat being taken into consideiation, and should undertake to give ...

... THE FRENCH CORN LAWS. Paris, Tuesday.— At a Cabinet Council held this morning it was decided that the Government should not offer opposition to the proposal for raising the duties ou foreign wheat being taken into consideia- tion, and should undertake ...

... THE REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS. The fiftieth anniversary of the repeal of the n , Laws was celebrated by a dinner of the Club at Greenwich on Saturday. Mr onard Courtney, M.P., who presided, said it rU t * lat France, Germany, and the United tea had prospered ...

... THE TIMES AND THE CORN LAWS. the times the times AGAINST THE CORN LAWS, FAVOUR OF THE CORN LAWS, From the 7th to 22d Oct. 1846. From Oct. 28 to Nov. 6, 1846. October 7th.— It becomes October 28tli it ...

... IMMEDIATE ABOLITION OF THE CORN LAWS. (From the Glatgow Constitutional.) The agitation for the immediate abolition of the small remaining duty on foreign grain is still industriously persisted in, but it does not seein to make much way, nor do we suppose ...

... Edinburgh, in which he declares his adhesion to tha doctrines of the Anti-Corn Law League, and proposes the total, and we should imagine the immediate, abolition of the Corn Laws. Such a course is undoubtedly unusual as well as undignified but we have ...

... LORD J. RUSSELL ON THE CORN LAWS. The following address from Lord John Russell appears in several of the London journals of Wednesday : TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LONDON'. Edinburgh, Nov. 22. Gentlemen, The present state of the country, in regard ...

... the farmers to consider what will be the effect on them of an immediate and unqualified abolition of the Corn Laws. That the abolition of these laws will cause a permanent reduction of prices, there can be very little doubt. A reduction of prices is equivalent ...