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... reforms on a broad front and led the fight for the great Reform Bill of 1832 . By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London The 1st Earl Russell , painting by F. Grant , 1853 . In the National Portrait Gallery , London . Lord ...
... reforms on a broad front and led the fight for the great Reform Bill of 1832 . By courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery , London The 1st Earl Russell , painting by F. Grant , 1853 . In the National Portrait Gallery , London . Lord ...
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... reform was completed . Russia received a system of law courts based on European models , with irremovable judges and a proper system of courts of appeal . Justices of the peace were instituted for minor offenses ; they were elected by ...
... reform was completed . Russia received a system of law courts based on European models , with irremovable judges and a proper system of courts of appeal . Justices of the peace were instituted for minor offenses ; they were elected by ...
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... reform period had already gained momentum . Principal reforms . Among the most important of the reforms was the introduction of free enterprise in 1846 , which meant the abolition of the guilds . They were now replaced by free ...
... reform period had already gained momentum . Principal reforms . Among the most important of the reforms was the introduction of free enterprise in 1846 , which meant the abolition of the guilds . They were now replaced by free ...
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