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The extracts that now follew are from letters fo Mrs. CoP”
. den, except in the fow cases where & footnote gives the
name of some other correspondent :—
“ London, Jun. 23.—~Peel’s speech last night would ha¥
done capitally for Covent Garden Theatre, and Lord Franc’
Egerton’s would have been a capital address from the obs’!
if he had filled George Wilson's place. The Tories sre 12
state of frantic exciteraent, and the Carlton Club is all in 0%
fusion. Nobody knows his party. I have no doubt Peel wil
do onr work thoroughly, or fall in the attempt. He will Ly
able to carry his measure easily through the Commons, with
the aid of the Opposition, but I have my suspicions that the
Lords will throw it out and force a dissolution. Whatevo"
happens, I can see a prospect of my emancipation at 00 dis
tant date. I am going to-morrow to Windsor, to spend the
Sunday with Mr. Grote.”
“Jan. 26.—~I spent yesterday at Grote’s, aboub four
miles from Slough, and met Senior the political economist
Parkes, and Lumley the lessee of the Italian Opera. We
had a long walk of nearly twelve miles round the count’
and for want of training I find myself like an old posting”
horse to-day, stiff and footsore. . . . There are reports
day of some resignations about the Court, but I don’t bes
of anybody of consequence who is abandoning Peel. sil
there is no kuowing what to-morrow may bring forth
We hear nothing as to the details of Peel’s plan to-morro™
for which we are all looking with great anxiety. But tho
report is still that he intends to go the whole hog. A very
handsome gold snuff-box hes just been presented to me by
Mr. Collett, the member for Athlone.”
“Jan. 28.—Peel is at last delivered, but I hardly kno¥
whether fo cull it a boy or & girl. Something betwee”
the two, I believe. His corn measure makes an end of 8

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