 | Encyclopaedias, William Waterston - 1843 - 724 sider
...doubled iii every part of Great Britain since 1700. This is not a random assertion, but, as Thirds many counties of England, can be proved by the testimony of living witit's*i>, while in Scotland the fact is notorious to the whole population." .No means have been hitherto... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1846 - 686 sider
...told by the same author, that, with scarcely any exception, the revenue drawn, in the form of rent, from the ownership of the soil, has been at least doubled in every 208 CORN LAWS— COTTA. of the poor ; and some of the most distinguished men of the nation have been,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1851 - 666 sider
...told, by the same author, that, with scarcely any exception, the revenue drawn, in the form of rent, from the ownership of the soil, has been at least...doubled in every part of Great Britain, since 1790. — In late years, the British corn laws have come to be viewed by a large portion of the labouring... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1852 - 858 sider
...amount has augmented. Mr. Porter, however, informs us that " the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil has been at least doubled in every part of England since 1790, and it is more than probable that it has advanced 150 per cent throughout the kingdom."... | |
 | 1852 - 788 sider
...amount has augmented. Mr. Porter, however, informs us that " the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil has been at least doubled in every part of England since 1790, and it is more than probable that it has advanced 150 per cent throughout the kingdom."... | |
 | George Drysdale - 1861 - 622 sider
..."the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil, has been at least doubted ia every part of Great Britain since 1790. This is not...testimony of living witnesses, while in Scotland the feet is notorious to the whole population." " The increased rental of real property in England and... | |
 | George Drysdale - 1861 - 616 sider
...parliament.' " With scarcely any exception," he says • again,. " the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil, has been at least doubled in every part of Great Britain since 1790. Thi» is not a random assertion, but, as regards many counties of ' England, can be proved by the testimony... | |
 | William Waterston - 1863 - 1026 sider
...contrast is exhibited. " With scarcely any exception," says he, " the revenue drawn, in the form of rent, from the ownership of the soil, has been at least...Scotland the fact is notorious to the whole population." No means have been hitherto devised for ascertaining the actual produce of corn in this country. But... | |
 | William Waterston - 1863 - 1028 sider
...contrast is exhibited. ** With scarcely any exception," says he, " the revenue drawn, in the form of rent, from the ownership of the soil, has been at least...England, can be proved by the testimony of living witlesses, while in Scotland the fact is notorious to the whole population." No means have been hitherto... | |
 | 1869 - 908 sider
...the Nation," also says — •' With scarcely any exception, the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil, has been at least doubled in every part of Great Britain since 17SIO." lu Is.1,:,, the income charged to income tax in the United Kingdom was £2(18,000,000. In 1805,... | |
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This statement moreover, as far as I understand it, refers only to the common lands, which have been enclosed by acts of parliament. " With scarcely any exception," he says again, " the revenue drawn in the form of rent from the ownership of the soil,... 
