‎[SMITH (John Benjamin)].‎
‎Under the sanction of the directors. Report of the directors to a special general meeting of the Chamber of commerce and manufactures at Manchester,. on the injurious effects of restrictions on trade, and the necessity of immediate changes in our commercial policy ; arising out of the report and evidence of the select committee of the House of Commons on import duties, during the last session of Parliament. 11th March 1841.‎

‎Londres, Pelham Richardson, Ridgway, Manchester, White & Carter, 1841, in-8, 24 pp., dérelié. ‎

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‎Vigoureux plaidoyer en faveur du libre-échange et opposé aux droits de douane excessifs : "Is it fitting that we should go on sacrificing our greatest national interests to the practice of giving protection to the private interests of a comparatively small portion of the community ? Shall we look in silence and unconcern on the singular anomaly of a country presenting the greatest natural advantages for commerce and manufactures, - a boundless demand for its productions, - the means of illimitable employment, with the most industrious, skillful, and enterprising population in the world, sinking into pauperism ?"Fils d'un marchand de Manchester, John Benjamin Smith (1794-1879) fut président de la Chambre de commerce de cette ville de 1839 à 1841, avant d'entamer une carrière politique qui lui permit de siéger à la Chambre des Communes de 1847 à 1874 sans interruption, comme membre du parti libéral.Un seul exemplaire au CCF (BnF). - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT‎