Corn Law
Americannoun
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In 1846 it fell to him, when President of the Board of Control, to move the Corn Law Repeal Bill in the Lords.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount
But at the critical moment his government was struck down by a conspiracy of Russell and the Whigs with the ire of the Corn Law squires and the vengeful ambition of Disraeli.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
The amount of wheat imported into England before the era of Corn Law repeal was inconsiderable.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
Her will creates great astonishment—created, I should say; for she is twice buried already, under the Corn Law question.
From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny
It was for this object the Corn Law was passed, and yet in the face of your countrymen you dare to call it a law for the protection of native industry....
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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