A history of the Irish protest against over-taxation, from 1853-to 1897

Thomas Kennedy

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• Imposition (fiscalité)
• Ireland

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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IRISH PROTEST AGAINST OVER-TAXATION.RIGHTS RESERVED.][ALLA HISTORY
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IRISH PROTEST AGAINST OVER-TAXATION,
FROM 1853 TO 1897.
BY
THOMAS .KENNEDY^
ROYAL UNIVERSITY OFB.A., IRELAND:
BARRISTER-AT-LAW ;
FITZGIBBON GOLD MEDALLIST AND O'HAGAN GOLD MEDALLIST OF THE LAW STUDENTS'
DEBATING SOCIETY OF IRELAND;
/or some time to the All-Ireland Cominittee theHonorary Secretary of
Financial Relations League.
DUBLIN:
& GRAFTONFIGGIS, CO., Ltd., STREET,HODGES,
THE UNIVERSITY.BOOKSELLERS TO
&LONDON : HAMILTON, CO.MARSHALL, KENT,SIMPKIN,
1897.CONTENTS
PAGEV
... ...Pkekace ... ... ... ix^
^ Works o.v Irish Taxation . xv
CHAPTER I.
Dunne iMajor-General
CHAPTER II.
Mr. Gladstone's TaxationEqualized 5
CHAPTER III.
a|i
The and Sneeks of "Theat Times" 8Jibes
•"• CHAPTER IV.
uj Heron on Irish DecaySerjeant u
CHAPTER V.
General Dunne refused an iNgi'iRV 14
CHAPTER VI.
Blake DillonJ« John 20
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to
CHAPTER VII.>.
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< The Corporation of Dublin 23
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CHAPTER VIII.
Fisher 26Joseph
CHAPTER IX.
Agitation and Organization 22
iii)L7iriCONTENTS.VI
X.CHAPTER
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Pkotkst I!V Lord Morris 36
CHAPTER XI.
Mr. GLAOsroNE grants an Inquiry 41
CHAPTER XII.
GicNEKAL Dunne's vSelect CoMiMiTXEE 45
CHAPTER XIII.
General Dunne'sReport ov Committee 53
XIV.CHAPTER
"Dublin University Magazine" 58
XV.CHAPTER
1!VThe O'Conor Don on the Evidence received the Irish
Taxation Committee 59
CHAPTER XVI.
N.Sir M'KennaJoseph 64
CHAPTER XVII.
and Mr.Mr. Gladstone Goschen on Royal Commissions... 68
CHAPTER XVIII.
O'Neill Daunt and the Irish Home Rule League ... 71
CHAPTER XIX.
Sir N. M'KennaJoseph 77
CHAPTER XX.
Mr. Mitchell Henry and Mr. Isaac Butt 80
CHAPTER XXI.
Sir N. M'Kenna moves for a Select Committee ...Joseph 89
CHAPTER XXII.
Mr. Goschen suggests a Committee ok Inquiry 93