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... change which has taken place in my opinions upon the Corn Laws, and to state the course I in tend to pursue upon that subject during the next session. In stating to you m) opinions on the Corn Laws, , 1 must also v&dicato myself from a charge which has ...
... policemen and hurried into the canctuary: the cmnm in the habits and food of the people as a result of ‘the repeal of the Corn Laws, and other interesting ‘ reminiscences of Bolton when the century was young, The Memozials will ha found most interesting ...
... land-mark on our histori. cal page. Their fathers were proud of the land. marks of the Reform Bill. and the Repeal of the Corn Laws. The present issue shonld be thenr prowd privilege to enter into the great fight, and they in thewr turn ought to plant another ...
... ‘gns been waged at t.hot;roll.\ ugam-:h:;n ‘goulble taxation of food, viz., Sir Ropen eel’s triumphant efforts (o remove g Corn Laws nearly 70 years ago. [‘,: ;Slturdn,v marked the anniversary Peel’s birth at his father’s house in By Feb. sth. 17858. There ...
... site of Bt. Paul’s Chureh, Deansgate. In public affairs he was prominent, f:ining in the agitation for the n*nnl of the Corn Laws, resisting tia i Crimean War, along with such men as John Bright, . who had lived to see the fallacy of that war. He . was ...
... defended the lea Mr. against the eight weak colusauky..amd exposed the fallacy bilged at a meeting that the repeal of the Corn laws was des to the °Hurts of the Com.rywv. patty. Mr. Thoommou pointed out the injustice of Islam lady to pay fur the A' war ...
... great Henry Ashworth, of the Oaks, the friend of Cobden and Bright, in the days when the people were groaning under the Corn Laws of the day, and lz author of the historic work, “ Cobden apd tile League.” The campaign short, sharp, apd ineisive, was conducted ...
... will % glad to enlighten any Tarifi Reformder on the terrors and trials of food-tax days. * Let them come and ask me about corn laws,” she said. “ T have given 2s. Bd. for a score of potatoes, 4s. for a dozen of flour, and 104 d. for a 4lb. loaf. There was ...
... POLITICS, Sp‘kins st Maryport on Wednesday evening Sir Wilfrid Lawson said the abolition of the Corn Laws, which taxed the people for the benefit of idle landlords like himself (lsughter), and giving the people cheap food, had made Great Britain the richest ...
... hours’ proposal, though he sgrove hard to secure it. Sir Robert Tral’s greatest achievement, however, was his . peal of the Corn Laws, rendered necessary by .he prevailing distress in all parts of the Kingdom. The moving spirits in the agitation for Yree ...
... rotivement at Ascot for soae yeara, Ho took agreat iterest in the Auti-corn Lew movomeat, and ably sided Alr, Cobden in the work of ho League for the | Abolition of the Corn Laws, R %4 Mr, ‘Thomas Littleton H it, who Las for many years been associated ...
... and injustice of the Corn Laws to be, I verily believe if you were to bring forward the history of taxation in this country for the last 150 years, you would find as i black a record against the landowners as even (in the Corn Law itself. ! ware them against ...