...forward the present motion, the honourable gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire (Mr. Disraeli) was equally explicit. He observed, speaking of our...foreign countries by countervailing duties ; that snch a system occasions not scarcity and dearness, but cheapness and abundance. Hitherto,' he said,...

...forward the present motion, the honourable gentleman the member for Buckinghamshire (Mr. Disraeli) was equally explicit. He observed, speaking of our...cheapness and abundance. Hitherto," he said, " in expressing'the principles upon which the theory of reciprocity of commerce depends, I have laboured...

...policy in one of the other finest speeches he ever made.f Mr. Disraeli had asserted that nations re— " We can only encounter the hostile tariffs of foreign countries by countervailing duties ; " and Sir Robert Peel's speech was an emphatic refutation of this doctrine, and an uncompromising...

...adopting a Free Trade policy in one of the finest speeches he ever made.* Mr. Disraeli had asserted that " We can only encounter the hostile tariffs of foreign countries by countervailing duties " ; and Sir Robert Peel's speech was an emphatic refutation of this doctrine, and an uncompromising...

...Buckinghamshire (Mr. Disraeli) was equally explicit. He observed, »peaking of our recent legislation, ' Thiit we have established a new commercial system, which...duties ; that such a system occasions not scarcity and dearnesa, but cheapness and abundance. Hitherto/ he said, ' in expressing the principles upon which...