...settled were, that " the imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period, would but prolong a contest already...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent." Another point on which I placed stress was, that " neither a Government nor a Legislature can ever...

...abolished. But the imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period, would but prolong a contest already...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part, at least, of the additional price...

...imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period would 3 but prolong a contest already sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part, at least, of the additional price...

...a lapse of concluded, years this duty might have been further reduced and ultimately abolished. But the imposition of any duty at present, without a provision...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part at least of the additional price...

...and after a lapse of years this duty might have been further reduced and ultimately abolished. But the imposition of any duty at present, without a provision...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part at least of the additional price...

...abolished. But the imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period, would but prolong a contest already...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part, at least, of the additional price...

...following passages : ' The imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period, would but prolong a 'contest already...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part at least of the additional price...

...following passages : ' The imposition of any duty at present, without a provision for its extinction within a short period, would but prolong a 'contest already...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent. The struggle to make bread scarce and dear, when it is clear that part at least of the additional price...

...Parliament for an indemnity.' He must, however, have been overruled by his colleagues, for Parliament was not called together, as had been the general expectation,...before. To so shrewd a man his position for some time mnst necessarily have appeared untenable. As our author says, ' A Minister, whose judgment went along...

...Edinburgh, where he was then staying. Abandoning his former creed, ' it is no longer worth while,5 he added, 'to contend for a fixed duty. The imposition of any...sufficiently fruitful of animosity and discontent.' After such a declaration, which fell like fuel upon flame, it was impossible for the Cabinet to temporise....