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have been in every possible way ; it would kill me. Ihave _ 1845.
10% the least ides when I shall be released from my at- dir 41.
“ddance at the Committee, To-day we have been bored
With & three hours’ speech from a counsel, who would have
Bothirg else to do if he releazed us from our confinement.
L expect we shall have another week of it at least.”
“ June 20.—Now 1 will give you a specimen of my day’s
York. Our Committee meets at twelve and sits till four.
They, the House commences, and lasts on an average
il twelve, Twice last week I sat till two o’clock in the
Houge, having been under the roof for fourteen hours. Next
Morning I can’t be down till nine o’clock, and scarcely have
1 got breakfast, and glanced at the Votes and Proceedings
for the day, when I must start again for the House. You
will, | think, excuse me after this, if I am not a very good
*Orrespondent.’?
“June 24.—There never was such a case of petty perse-“ution
 gg I am enduring in this Railway Committee! We
have been now nearly five weeks sitting, hearing wit-Resses,
 and listening to the tedious harangues of counsel
Bout, g, ot of paltry lines among the little towns and
"llages in Norfolk and Suffolk. T thought we should have
89% to the end of our work in a fortnight or three weeks,
but Dow we ave threatened with another week or ten days.
Aad te great misfortune is, that we have no power to put
"0Y resiraint upon the tongues of the counsel, who are paid
2 proportion to the length of time they can waste. But I
hive made up my mind te go down to Manchester on Friday
Nght gf any rate, although I shall be obliged to come up
Bain on Sunday night, to be here in the Committee at
Welve o’clock.”
“ June 26.~-The meeting at Covent Garden was as usual
® bumper, but I did not think the speaking was quite
"W to the merk. I hsve bad a succeasfol motion for »