... THE CORN LAWS. short statement, published by Mr. Painter, in the btrand, has the following statistics and conclusions, that according to the census of 1831, there are in the united kingdom 2,470,411 persons above twenty years of age employed in agriculture ...

... proprietors. The law was altered in 1773; and that was the first corn law which was, he supposed, what the chairman alluded to as ono of their ancient institutions. The CHAIRMAN explained. Mr. SMITH then proceeded to give a history of the corn ...

... CORN LAWS. In the course of some observations which we had occasion to make in our parer the 22d ult., on article then under our notice, we stated our opinion that the relief which the repeal of the Corn Laws would give our manufacturing and commercial ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... THE CORN LAWS. Protest agiinst the third reading of the bill To Amend tbe Laws Relating to the Importation of Corn. Dissentient, Because the bill for repealing the corn laws is not accompanied, in justice it ...

... THE CORN LAWS. MEETINGS OF AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION SOCIETIES. Great North and East Yorkshire Meeting. —The first movement in the agitation of the question whether or not the corn laws shall be repealed has been made in these divisions of the county of ...

... THE CORN LAWS. The motion of Mr. Villiers for a committee of the whole house to take into consideration the act of 9th Geobge IV., for regulating the importation of foreign grain, was brought forward on Wednesday night. If that part of the debate which ...

... principle of the corn . la * entirely to prevent the importation of foreig under all circumstances, he would object to i • in preventing an importation of foreign corn .'j there was already sufficiency of corn P rodu f ore country. the corn ...

... ON THE CORN LAWS. (From the Neiv Monthly Magazine.) To secure a low price the first thing which those who have legislat. Ed on the trade in corn have always had view. It cannot be denied, that this is desirable object; though, in the pursuit of it, l ...

... CORN LAWS. Necessities, influences, and effects, more or less connected with the Agricultural, Manufacturing, and Colonial Interests of the United Kingdom. (from reader of the courier.) Interest on the national debt, current national expenses, must be ...

... proud to serve. His Grace then stated his opinions on the Corn-laws, as existed during the last thirty years ; and concluded a very able address, by informing the meeting that he advocated the Corn-laws less on his own account than on that of others ; for ...