Full text : The life of Richard Cobden

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be able to stir them up to-morrow. We shall depart from
thi on Tuesday morning at half-past five for the gouth, &. "2.
“topping at Montrose for & midday meeting, and then
Proceeding on to Dundee for a great meeting in the evening.
Thug you see we are working double tides, travelling miles
by couch and holding two meetings a day. I hope we shall
lost; 4 out for another week. We are to have two large
Meetings here to-morrow. The deputation separated into
bo Parties at Edinburgh. Moore and 1 came north, and
Bright and Colonel Thompson went to the west of Scotland,
taking Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Greenock, and we shall all
Meet again at Newcastle on Saturday next. We find a
8Teat change in the temperature in these northern regions.
There ig & hard frost, and the highlands are covered with
ow, I have thus far escaped a cold, and find my health
800d; in fact, notwithstanding my hard work, I have been
better this winter than ever, having escaped my usual fit of
"fammation in my eyes. 1 think there is a special Provi-Tonge
 watching over the Leagners.”’
“ Dundee, Jan. 17, 1844.1 am nearly overdone with
Work, two meetings at Aberdeen on Monday, up at four on
Thesday, travelled thirty-five miles, held a meeting at Mont-1980,
 and then thirty-five miles more to Dundee, for a meeting
the Same evening. To-morrow we go to Cupar Fife, next
UY, Leith, the day following, Jedburgh.”
“N ewcastle-on-Tyne, Jan. 22.—1I got here last night from
Tedburgh, where we had the most extraordinary meeting of
Al The streets were blocked up with country people as we
“tered the place, some of whom had come over the hills for
Went miles, It is the Dukes of Buccleuch’s country, bit he
vould be puzzled to find followers on his own lands to Sight
Hs battles as of old. To-night we meet here, to-morrow at
Sunderlang, the day after at Sheffield, where you will please
Wdregg me to-morrow, on Thursday we shall be at York,

1844.
            
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