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MONTH OF AUGUST AT ELLON

... alarmed was the Premier—Sir Robert Peel—by the state matters, that it made him bring in his Bill for the Abolition of the Corn Laws, and, with the help of the Duke Wellington, he managed to get it passed. The potato disease was not much felt the of Scotland ...

Published: Friday 02 September 1910
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 447 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The double c

... Newfoundland, 20 Stenographer. 23 Kefs, 24 Spasm, 25 Maps. 28 Exercise. Island. Satirist, 31 Writes DOWN - I Sixes and. 2 Corn laws, 3 Noes. 5 Phrenologist, « Char. 7 Amused. Erects, 11 Winning posts, 15 Costs, 16 Sneak, 18 Pheasant, 19 Crusades. Sevens ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1977
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

LORD ROSEBERY ON COMMERCH AND AGRICULTURE

... the corn laws wmas the maddest be had ever heard of. If they substituted for the word repeal the word re-enactment, they had one certain result of the agitation of Cobden. Of all the mad things they had heard in our day the re-enactment of the corn laws ...

Published: Tuesday 02 November 1897
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3420 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rebuilding Aboyne Bridge: Great Men of Banffshire: British Sovereigns of France: Mr ..

... manufactured goods, or little for wages. The Corn Laws have come in ior great deal of abuse but the laws were undoubtedly right. It was man's perversity (as always) that made them unworkable. The main feature these laws was a protected price at the ports. No ...

Published: Monday 25 January 1937
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1613 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

STRANGE BLUFF

... a word'. Thus came about that, having orated upon the public life the statesman and his crowning work of abolishing the Corn Laws, declared that he would now unveil the statute. Right to ' t,' Provost, interjected Burnes, and the titter which the ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1914
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 410 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The death the venerable Duke Rutland recalls an interesting and picturesque episode in the political history of ..

... distinguished through life. The Young England movement expired in the social convulsion that brought about the repeal of the corn laws, and thenceforth the career of Lord John Manners was identified with that of the Conservative party. He held honoured place ...

Published: Monday 06 August 1906
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 480 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SOCIALIST LECTURE IN ABERDEEN

... which followed, it was out that, relating to the wealth produced> workers were worse off to-day than before repeal of the Corn Laws, receiving a ■ proportion of that wealth. answer l'aai r ■ Councillor Palmer, the lecturer said the always professed fr ...

Published: Monday 19 March 1906
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 439 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Imperial Parliament

... whow promisedait when pth corn lawe shouldrbe repealed. Where are thestndard-bears notfo the wredi-kwpbig and little loda? Who stans fowar to ulfl th proise of hos days of delitsion whe th cy o ceapbred ntrpp4 vte? The corn laws reNADAIn a parliamentary ...

Published: Wednesday 10 June 1846
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2144 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE CAUSE AND CURE OF AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION

... trade, Mr Manson ademitted that alter the repeal of the corn laws in IAG t our trand, commerce. and agriculture advanced by bounds, but he maintained that this va s due riot to the repeal of tbe corn laws, but to tIre devQlopinetnt oif railwasv, discoveries ...

Published: Tuesday 13 December 1887
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 758 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

HUNTLY

... remarks. The lecturer, who chose for his subject, The Repeal of the Corn Laws; its bearings upon present Reforms, narrated in an interesting manner the history of the repeal of the corn laws, and also adverted to the means by which other important re. forms ...

Published: Saturday 18 September 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 806 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

28th Mmk, 1883. MR BRIGHT AT GLASGOW

... cave that Mr and ther-fore it must be tree, The plain Mr it is 80 crazed over the supposed g endow- of the repeal of the Corn Laws that be dream have re- and tries to make the men eee vistons o doubt have been at best but a flowing with milk and which ...

Published: Friday 30 March 1883
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 807 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE FISCAL PROBLEM

... example within few years, or if they did not the thing would ruined; untrue that the prices of corn did not fall in consequence the repeal of the Corn Laws; untrue that the prosperity which followed the adoption of free trade was not due in iarge measure ...

Published: Friday 29 January 1904
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3066 | Page: 5 | Tags: none