The Whistler at the Plough: Containing Travels, Statistics, and Descriptions of Scenery and Agricultural Customs in Most Parts of England: with Letters from Ireland: Also "Free Trade and the League;" a Biography History, Volume 2J. Ainsworth; London, W. French, 1853 |
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Page 19
... pound's worth of any commodity without giving in return a pound's worth of our own produc- tions . Our manufacturers will give away nothing ; they will not send their goods to foreign ports without getting an equi- valent in return ...
... pound's worth of any commodity without giving in return a pound's worth of our own produc- tions . Our manufacturers will give away nothing ; they will not send their goods to foreign ports without getting an equi- valent in return ...
Page 44
... pounds might be permitted to circulate without risk , thereby libe- rating a very large capital , now unproductively employed as their substitute in the circulation of the country . * * It was not only a colonial but a national , a ...
... pounds might be permitted to circulate without risk , thereby libe- rating a very large capital , now unproductively employed as their substitute in the circulation of the country . * * It was not only a colonial but a national , a ...
Page 137
... pound note and a shilling of a depreciated currency were equivalent to a guinea , which was selling at the time for 27s . or 28s . The noble lord's motion had been withdrawn ; and he begged to recall the attention of the house to what ...
... pound note and a shilling of a depreciated currency were equivalent to a guinea , which was selling at the time for 27s . or 28s . The noble lord's motion had been withdrawn ; and he begged to recall the attention of the house to what ...
Page 164
... pound , our exports in 1836 were 4,574,504 lbs . The total export of cotton yarn in the same period had increased from 23,032,525 , to 105,106,529 lbs .; and we found now that warps were sent abroad , sized and dressed ready to be put ...
... pound , our exports in 1836 were 4,574,504 lbs . The total export of cotton yarn in the same period had increased from 23,032,525 , to 105,106,529 lbs .; and we found now that warps were sent abroad , sized and dressed ready to be put ...
Page 169
... pounds to 5,315,000 pounds , thus giving employment to double the number of people previously engaged in this manufacture . Another measure of Mr Huskisson's was the reduction of the duty upon coffee from 1s . to 6d . , by which the ...
... pounds to 5,315,000 pounds , thus giving employment to double the number of people previously engaged in this manufacture . Another measure of Mr Huskisson's was the reduction of the duty upon coffee from 1s . to 6d . , by which the ...
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