Hume, Joseph 1777-1855

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Works:	4,449 works in 4,638 publications in 6 languages and 8,673 library holdings
Roles:	Recipient
Classifications:	hb151, 330

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Publications about Joseph Hume

Publications by Joseph Hume

Publications by Joseph Hume, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Joseph Hume

Joseph Hume, the people's M.P by Ronald K Huch ( Book )
Reasons in support of an extension of the elective franchise to the working classes submitted to the serious consideration of the king and his ministers, in a letter from the Reverend H. Price to Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P by H Price ( Book )
The Proceedings in Herefordshire, connected with the visit of Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P and a detail of the speeches delivered at the public dinner, held at the hotel in the city of Hereford, on Friday, December 7, 1821, for the purpose of presenting that gentleman with a silver tankard and a hogshead of cider, (purchased by voluntary subscription of one shilling each), in approbation of his parliamentary conduct : with an appendix of documents referred to by Mr. Hume, and elucidatory of the important statements in his speech ( Book )
A critical examination of the twelve resolutions of Mr. Joseph Hume respecting the loan of fifteen millions for slave compensation : also, a review of the financial operations of the British government since 1794 : and an introductory discourse on the nature of annuities, and on the obstacles interposed by the corn-laws and the English system of currency to a reduction of the interest on the national debt by Richard Page ( Book )
The political life of Joseph Hume, 1777-1855 : the Scot who was for over 30 years a radical leader in the British House of Commons by Valerie E Chancellor ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Joseph Hume

On the magistracy of England and the origin and expenditure of county rates illustrating the present defective management of county financial affairs, the original appointment and irresponsibility of justices of the peace, the existing inefficiency of parish constables, and the want of a county police : to which is subjoined a full abstract of Mr. Hume's bill to authorize the rate-payers in every county in England and Wales to elect a council and auditors of accounts by Edward Mullins ( Book )
5 editions published in 1836 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide

A treatise on the magistracy of England and the origin and expenditure of county rates, illustrating the present defective management of county financial affairs, the irresponsibility of justices of the peace, the existing inefficiency of parish constables, and the want of a county police : to which is subjoined a full abstract of Mr. Hume's bill, to authorize the rate-payers in every county in England and Wales to elect a council and auditors of accounts by Edward Mullins ( Book )
2 editions published in 1836 in English and held by 182 libraries worldwide

On the corn laws, and the claims of the agriculturists to relief from taxation speech of Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., on the motion of the Marquess of Chandos, in the House of Commons, on Wednesday, April 27, 1836 by Joseph Hume ( Book )
16 editions published between 1836 and 1984 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide

Copy of a letter addressed to the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the substance of a speech of Mr. Joseph Hume, on the third reading of the bill (Friday, July 21, 1812,) for "Preventing frauds and abuses in the frame-work-knitting manufacture, and in the payment of persons employed therein," in which the impolicy of attempting by legislative enactments to regulate or controul the employment of capital and the price of labour, is clearly shown by Joseph Hume ( Book )
5 editions published in 1812 in English and held by 99 libraries worldwide

Speech of Mr. Hume, in the debate on the motion of the Marquis of Chandos, on the 10th of March, 1835, for the total repeal of the malt tax by Joseph Hume ( Book )
9 editions published in 1835 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

A letter to Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P., on the state of the iron trade by H. I Prescott ( Book )
4 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide

An account of the Provident Institution for Savings established in the western part of the metropolis : with observations upon different publications relating to such establishments, and some suggestions for rendering them general by the assistance of government by Joseph Hume ( Book )
6 editions published in 1816 in English and held by 90 libraries worldwide

Copy of a letter from Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. to John Allan, shipwright, Dundee by Joseph Hume ( Book )
3 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Combination & arbitration laws, artizans, and machinery abstracts of the acts repealing the laws against combinations of workmen, and emigration of artizans, abstract of the act for arbitrating differences between workmen and their employers, speech of Joseph Hume ... lists of the committee of the House of Commons, of the witnesses examined, and an address to the working people, by George White ( Book )
3 editions published in 1824 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Speech of Joseph Hume, Esq in the House of Commons, Thursday, July 25, 1822, on the national debt and the operation of the sinking fund by Joseph Hume ( Book )
5 editions published in 1822 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

The affairs of the Canadas in a series of letters by Egerton Ryerson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1837 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

A letter addressed to Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P. & Friend Buxton, M.P., on that black act, the slavery of the publicans ... a reflexion naturally arising out of Mr. Hume's national predilection for cheap smuggled Scotch whiskey by Thomas Lowndes ( Book )
2 editions published in 1824 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Thoughts on the new coinage with reflections on money and coins, and a new system of coins and weights, on a simple and uniform principle by Joseph Hume ( Book )
4 editions published in 1816 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

Debate in the House of Commons, on the 25th of June, 1823, upon Mr. Hume's motion, respecting the vice regal government of Ireland ( Book )
3 editions published in 1824 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide

On the Bank of England; and state of the currency the speech of Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P. in the House of Commons, on the 8th of July, 1839, on a motion for "Enquiry into the pecuniary transactions of the Bank of England, since the resumption of cash payments in 1821 by Joseph Hume ( Book )
4 editions published in 1839 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide

Combinations of workmen substance of the speech of Francis Jeffrey, Esq. upon introducing the toast, "Freedom of labour - but let the labourer recollect, that in exercising his own rights, he cannot be permitted to violate the rights of others," at the public dinner given at Edinburgh to Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. on ... the 18th of November 1825 by Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey ( Book )
3 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide

The substance of the speech of Joseph Hume, Esq. at a general court of proprietors at the East-India House, on the 9th of June, 1814 upon the motion for granting a pension of £2,000 per annum, for ten years, to the present Lord Melville by Joseph Hume ( Book )
3 editions published in 1814 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide

Debate on sugar duties speech of Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., in the House of Commons, on the 13th May, 1841, on the motion of Lord John Russell : ways and means, corn laws, sugar duties, &c by Joseph Hume ( Book )
6 editions published in 1841 in English and held by 87 libraries worldwide

Remarks on the supression of the late "Herald to the Trades' Advocate by Joseph Hume ( Book )
3 editions published in 1831 in English and held by 87 libraries worldwide

Lettre adressée au Chevalier Joseph Hume, membre du Parlement sur le dernier débat dans la Chambre des Communes au sujet des affaires de Portugal by Anglo-Lusitanian ( Book )
10 editions published in 1847 in English and French and held by 86 libraries worldwide

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Alternative Names

Hume, J. (Joseph), 1777-1855

Languages

English (4,520)
French (129)
Undetermined (4)
German (3)
Portuguese (1)
Greek, Modern (1)

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