History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British Nation 1763-1870Murray, 1872 - 527 pagina's |
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Pagina 11
... ports amounted to 1,551,000 , and the whole kingdom would yield 6,205,000 tons . 12 ware indus- Other branches of industry received at this time a wonderful impulse . This was the era of Wedgwood , and the time when the earthenware ...
... ports amounted to 1,551,000 , and the whole kingdom would yield 6,205,000 tons . 12 ware indus- Other branches of industry received at this time a wonderful impulse . This was the era of Wedgwood , and the time when the earthenware ...
Pagina 18
... ports of Liverpool , Hull , Bristol , and London were joined together . And we have it on the testimony of a committee of the House of Commons on the State of the Poor in Ireland in 1830 , that the effect of opening lines of inland ...
... ports of Liverpool , Hull , Bristol , and London were joined together . And we have it on the testimony of a committee of the House of Commons on the State of the Poor in Ireland in 1830 , that the effect of opening lines of inland ...
Pagina 23
... ports of Great Britain . The apology for the laws of forestalling and engross- ing was , that such practices diminished the competition which ought to exist between the different persons having the same merchandise for sale . The ...
... ports of Great Britain . The apology for the laws of forestalling and engross- ing was , that such practices diminished the competition which ought to exist between the different persons having the same merchandise for sale . The ...
Pagina 28
... ports was then equally contracted , and though British seamen had already acquired a great reputation for bravery and daring , as well as for a spirit of discovery and indefatigable industry , the British had not yet quite supplanted ...
... ports was then equally contracted , and though British seamen had already acquired a great reputation for bravery and daring , as well as for a spirit of discovery and indefatigable industry , the British had not yet quite supplanted ...
Pagina 29
... port of considerable traffic , and the mercantile spirit and high character of the members of that league were still in her mer- chants . Nor was it in vain that that League had existed . Traces of its wholesome action were still ...
... port of considerable traffic , and the mercantile spirit and high character of the members of that league were still in her mer- chants . Nor was it in vain that that League had existed . Traces of its wholesome action were still ...
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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...