History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British Nation 1763-1870Murray, 1872 - 527 pagina's |
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Pagina viii
... ' rich in economic facts , and the reports of Secretaries of embassies and of British consuls in foreign parts - these and many other important works , to which I am PREFACE . ix greatly indebted , have furnished the threads viii PREFACE .
... ' rich in economic facts , and the reports of Secretaries of embassies and of British consuls in foreign parts - these and many other important works , to which I am PREFACE . ix greatly indebted , have furnished the threads viii PREFACE .
Pagina ix
... important interests in the empire , as a reper- tory of facts for the financier and economist , as a manual for the British trader all the world over , and as a class book for students of political and commercial economics , I trust the ...
... important interests in the empire , as a reper- tory of facts for the financier and economist , as a manual for the British trader all the world over , and as a class book for students of political and commercial economics , I trust the ...
Pagina 8
... important centres of the woollen industry . But the increasing prices of provisions , high rates of wages , difficulty of obtaining commodious streams for the scouring and fulling of cloth , and the restrictions imposed by the ...
... important centres of the woollen industry . But the increasing prices of provisions , high rates of wages , difficulty of obtaining commodious streams for the scouring and fulling of cloth , and the restrictions imposed by the ...
Pagina 10
... important centres for the linen manufacture , and from this period date their Linen Halls and British Linen Company . " In the iron industry not much progress had yet been made . Some time had elapsed since Lord Dudley substituted coal ...
... important centres for the linen manufacture , and from this period date their Linen Halls and British Linen Company . " In the iron industry not much progress had yet been made . Some time had elapsed since Lord Dudley substituted coal ...
Pagina 17
... important than the extension of the means of com- munication . It was fortunate , therefore , that side by Canal navi side with the great discoveries which we have already gation . noted , attention was given in England to the ...
... important than the extension of the means of com- munication . It was fortunate , therefore , that side by Canal navi side with the great discoveries which we have already gation . noted , attention was given in England to the ...
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History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British ... Leone Levi Volledige weergave - 1872 |
History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British ... Leone Levi Volledige weergave - 1872 |
History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British ... Leone Levi Volledige weergave - 1872 |
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Pagina 279 - THE EXHIBITION of 1851 is to give us a true test and a living picture of the point of development at which the whole of mankind has arrived in this great task, and a new starting point from which all nations will be able to direct their further exertions.
Pagina 109 - Majesty's ships of war and privateers shall be, and are hereby, instructed to warn every neutral vessel coming from any such port, and destined to another such port, to discontinue her voyage, and not to proceed to any such port; and...
Pagina 153 - ... if any person shall by violence to the person or property of another, or by threats or intimidation, or by molesting or in any way obstructing another, force or endeavour to force any manufacturer or person carrying on any trade or business, to make any alteration in his mode of regulating, managing, conducting or carrying on such manufacture, trade or business, or to limit the number of his apprentices, or the number or description of his journeymen, workmen or servants...
Pagina 315 - May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures
Pagina 84 - British empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
Pagina 153 - Person to belong to any Club or Association, or to contribute to any common Fund, or to pay any Fine or Penalty, or on account of his not belonging to any particular Club or Association, or not having contributed or having refused to contribute to any common Fund, or to pay any Fine or Penalty, or on account of his not having complied or of his refusing to comply with any Rules, Orders, Resolutions or Regulations...
Pagina 104 - November, 1793, we signified, that they should stop and detain all ships laden with goods, the produce of any colony belonging to France, or carrying provisions or other supplies for the use of any such colony, and should bring the same, with their cargoes, to legal adjudication.
Pagina 334 - That the uncertainty of the law and of the duties in such a matter, gives rise to differences of opinion between neutrals and belligerents which may occasion serious difficulties, and even conflicts ; That it is consequently advantageous to establish a uniform doctrine on so important a point; That the Plenipotentiaries assembled in Congress at Paris cannot better respond to the intentions by which their Governments are animated, than by seeking to introduce into international relations fixed principles...
Pagina 160 - Tell me not of rights — talk not of the property of the planter in his slaves. I deny the right — I acknowledge not the property.
Pagina 331 - To preserve the commerce of neutrals from all unnecessary obstruction, her majesty is willing, for the present, to waive a part of the belligerent rights appertaining to her by the law of nations. It is impossible for her majesty to forego the exercise of her right of seizing articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the enemy's despatches...