...has been proved to be the blight of commerce, the bane of agriculture, the source of bitter division among classes, the cause of penury, fever, mortality, and crime among the people." Russell was astute enough to capture the banner of victory and claim it for his party while the Tories...

...constituents, the citizens of London." This description of the crisis— it is the Prime Minister's—is coloured by a peculiar view of Lord John's great rival,...Stanley, the Colonial Secretary, resigned, and the Administration—nay more, the Conservative Party—was broken up. Lord John Russell was called upon...

...London declaring for the abolition of the corn laws. " Let us unite," wrote his lordship, " to put an end to a system which has been proved to be the...fever, mortality, and crime among the people." This address precipitated matters, and it was followed by similar declarations from Lord Morpeth at Leeds,...

...employment, diminishing the wages of the employed by overstocking the labourmarket, and thus becoming the source of bitter divisions among classes, the...penury, fever, mortality, and crime, among the people, and threatening, if continued, to reduce the labouring portion of the people to the most abject state...