... THE CORN LAWS. Mr. Richard Preston, the well-known conveyancer, whose opinion on the corn laws, from his conspicuous abilities and impartiality of judgment, has produced a great impression, has addressed the following letter to a contemporary. It deserves ...

... CORN LAWS. On the order of the day for going into committee on the Corn Improvement act being read, Mr. Baring said there was one practical working of the present law which he wish'ed should receive the full consideration of the house. He alluded to the ...

... THE CORN LAWS. Mr. Joseph Livesey, in hia Moral Reformer for March, 1831, says The following 5* correct statement the respective earnings nine weavers, upon an average of tbo last six week*, after deducting for candles, winding, cowing. Ac. pemne devote ...

... went on to say that this was very different state things from that existing when the Poor Law Amendment Act waa passed and from what existed before the Corn Laws were rejvaled. Uo trusted that this increase of thrift might go on from year year. It was ...

... li ON THE REMNANT OF T[IE CORN LAWS. By LIUT..G-Es~rRAL T. PEnioxuT THo:.irsoN. What were generally known as the Corn Laws. incanit, a heavy duty on the importatiou of foreign corn, have beet. done away wvith, attended with an almost ...

... country commonly raised a surplus of corn beyond its consumption, to near the close of the century, when a variety of causes combined to suspend for some years the operations of our corn laws 1 and paved the way to the law of 1815. In the twenty years Immediately ...

... THE PREMIER’S WEAKNESS FOR CORN LAWS. A letter was yesterday received from Lord Salisbury by Romney Marsh gentleman, who had written asking whether his Lordship’s recent remarks at Birmingham were be accepted as evidence that he in favour of protective ...

... I THE CTIRONICLJJI I PRESTON, SA TURD.4 Y, NO VEMBER 29, 184'_ | LO-RD JOHN RUSSELL ON THE CORN LAWS. ago j The letter of Lord John Itussell to his constituents, which AS we publish in another column, Is the most important mani- festo, concerning the ...

... present:- Is it your opinion that thb irnleisis agricutlturists wouldi In ati fititk repeat of the corn laws, be enabled to coripate with the foreign corn grower in our own market; and If hnt, would there he, in your opinion, any adequate and profitable ...

... rested originally was merely the law of strength, the logic of the savage and the brute. Afterwards ingenious men'set themselves to find out arguments in their favour ; and this was the case, especially with the corn-laws, 6b years ago. Their fundamental ...

... SIR ROBERT PEEL AND THE REPEAL OF THE I ' CORN LAWS IN 1946. . His position during the session was hard beyond all parallel. His temper and conduct were worthy of it.. He made at first such ample confession of the error of a life; maintained so simply ...

... of quarters of corn be our andual average consumption, the quantity of foreign corn required, and proved to be but 1,025,250 quarters annually, is but a 3 per cent. consideration.-5. Thal during 1835 only 66,905 quarters of foreign corn were imported and ...