1846年 ， 《 谷物法 》 （ Corn Laws）被废，这拯救了衰落的农业部门，促进了结构转变，先是转向了制造业，后来又转向服务业（特别是金��业 ） 。
Abolition in 1846 of the Corn Laws, which had propped up the declining agricultural sector, facilitated structural shifts, first toward manufacturing and then toward services, notably financial services.