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Act of Parliament agitation agricultural districts agricultural labourers agriculturists amount Anti-Corn-law League argument armaments Baronet believe benefit boroughs bread capital carry Cobden Committee Corn-laws distress Duke duty electors England Exchequer expenditure farm farmers favour Fcap foreign Free Trade Free-traders give Government heard honourable House of Commons income-tax increase inquiry interest Ireland Lancashire land landlords landowners London look Lord John Russell Lord Stanley Manchester manufacturing districts means meeting Member ment Minister monopolists monopoly motion never noble Lord object opinion opponents Parliament party political population present price of corn principles propose prosperity protection protectionist quarter question reduce rent repeal revenue Sir Henry Pottinger Sir Robert Peel speech sugar talk taxation tell tenant-farmers tenants things tion told towns trade in corn vote wheat whole Wiltshire wish