 | Bernhard Ringrose Wise - 1892 - 428 стор.
...Farmers were ruined by thousands. One newspaper in Norwich advertised 120 sales of stock in one day. "In 1829 the workhouses in some parts of the country...four, five, or six people had to sleep in one bed. "Sheffield had 20,000 and Leeds 30,000 people dependent on the rates. " Whole families were reduced... | |
 | 1881 - 972 стор.
...This was when the Corn Laws were in full force, and the price fixed by law for importing corn was 80s. a quarter ! Again, ten years later, agricultural distress...at times four, five, or six people had to sleep in a bed. In the Diary of Mr. Greville, Clerk of the Council to George the Fourth and William the Fourth,... | |
 | 1881 - 970 стор.
...This was when the Corn Laws were in full force, and the price fixed by law for importing corn was 80s. a quarter ! Again, ten years later, agricultural distress...at times four, five, or six people had to sleep in a bed. In the Diary of Mr. Greville, Clerk of the Council to George the Fourth and William the Fourth,... | |
 | 1881 - 972 стор.
...the Corn Laws were in full force, and the price fixed by law for importing corn was 80s. a quarter I Again, ten years later, agricultural distress was...at times four, five, or six people had to sleep in a bed. In the Diary of Mr. Greville, Clerk of the Council to George the Fourth and William the Fourth,... | |
 | 1881 - 958 стор.
...This was when the Corn Laws were in full force, and the price fixed by law for importing corn was 80s. a quarter ! • Again, ten years later, agricultural...at times four, five, or six people had to sleep in a bed. In the Diary of Mr. Greville, Clerk of the Council to George the Fourth and William the Fourth,... | |
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... a Parliamentary Committee was appointed to inquire into the cause of the distress. Farmers were ruined by thousands. One newspaper in Norwich advertised 120 sales of stock in one day. This was when the Corn Laws were in full force, and the price fixed... 