ABSTRACT

First Published in 1968. This is Volume I of a series of studies in Economic and Social History series and looks at how the Corn Laws regulated the internal trade, exportation and importation and market development from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries.

chapter Chapter I|17 pages

1832.—Assertion of Free-Trade Principles

chapter Chapter II|16 pages

The Election for Manchester

chapter Chapter III|15 pages

The New House of Commons

chapter Chapter IV|15 pages

An Anti-Corn-Law Association

chapter Chapter V|14 pages

Origin of the League

chapter Chapter VI|12 pages

Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce

chapter Chapter VII|17 pages

Progress

chapter Chapter VIII|17 pages

Delegate Meeting in London

chapter Chapter IX|17 pages

Establishment of the League

chapter Chapter X|19 pages

The Campaign for 1840

chapter Chapter XI|15 pages

Further Movement in 1840

chapter Chapter XII|15 pages

The Campaign of 1841

chapter Chapter XIII|10 pages

Movements in the Boroughs

chapter Chapter XIV|22 pages

Change of Administration

chapter Chapter XV|13 pages

Change of Ministry

chapter Chapter XVI|18 pages

Conference of Ministers of Religion

chapter Chapter XVII|19 pages

Meeting of Parliament

chapter Chapter XVIII|14 pages

Delegates at Manchester

chapter Chapter XIX|16 pages

The Campaign of 1842

chapter Chapter XX|15 pages

Meeting of Parliament

chapter Chapter XXI|16 pages

Sir R. Peel's New Sliding Scale

chapter Chapter XXII|13 pages

The New Tariff

chapter Chapter XXIII|24 pages

Delegation to Sir Robert Peel

chapter Chapter XXIV|20 pages

Formidable Turn-Out

chapter Chapter XXV|20 pages

Teachings of the League

chapter Chapter XXVI|21 pages

Soirees in Other Places