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M. BRIGHT AT BIRMINGHAM

... the year 1838 to the year 1846 to bring abeut that great change, the abolition of the corn law. A Parliament was elected in 1841, with a majority of ninety pledged against the abolition of that law. The result showed how much is to be done by continuous ...

Published: Saturday 06 February 1864
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3335 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

The Reform Bill and its Advantages

... ever hea i rof t? They were things people had never heard of but still heavy duties were levied upon them. At present there are only twelve or fifteen articles on which duties are levied. All the things which were formerly taxed come freely into the country ...

Published: Saturday 06 February 1864
Newspaper: Carmarthen Weekly Reporter
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3266 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

... true position of the question of abolition. It is onr object t* endeavonr to this now. We shall try to show, not that any one capital murder wrong, but that all are wrong ; not that few persons are interested in the abolition of the capital net, but that ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1864
Newspaper: Wrexham Advertiser
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3302 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Imperial Parliament

... of. the Chancellor of the Exche- quer in proposing this partial repeal was to weaken the agitation for the total abolition of the malt duty. In reply, tile CIHANCELtLOR of the ExCHEQuER said that a remission of one-half of the tax in. question would take ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1864
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1521 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

11111 ,tatt of Goa SATURDAY FEBRUARY iS, 1864

... trade, and as the first lady inobe land is eoncernee, abrogates some of those essential duties which many people think more of than they do of the higher duties of her exalted office. One effect of the Princess of Wales holding the drawing-reoms will ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1864
Newspaper: Star of Gwent
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 6465 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HOUSE OF COMMONS

... King, to move, on the 23rd inst., for leave to bring in a bill to extend the franchise in counties. Mr. Zwort to move the abolition of the punishment od death. Mr. Daises, a bill to extend the franchise in Mr. &Tort, to all attention to the Established ...

Published: Friday 12 February 1864
Newspaper: Carmarthen Journal
County: Carmarthenshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 5736 | Page: 4 | Tags: none