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1846. the appeel from the manufacturing districts simply onthe ple
mw a9, of justice to the conswmers, would not have mach gymapathy
hers or elsewhere, and would have no effect upon Parliament’
while the question is merely one of less than three years timn®
Therefore, while I would advise you to petition for the whole
mensure, I can’t say I think any great demonstration 8°
against Peel’s compromise wonld have much sympathy else
where. Understand, would not shift a hair’s-breadth from 09
ground, but what I mean strongly to impress on you is 2Y
belief that any attempt at a powerful agitation against Peel's
compromise would be a failure. And I should pot like the
League Council to take a step which did not at once receive #
national support. For myself in the House I will undertak®
bo prove unanswerably that it would be just to all, and
especially politic for the agriculturists, to make the repes!
immediate, but if we fail on Villiers’s motion to carry the
immediate, I shall give my unhesitating support to Peel, and
I will not joiu Whigs or protectionists in any factions pla?
for tripping up his heels. can’t hold any different languag®
from this out of doors, and therefore can hardly see the
ase of a public meeting till the measure comes on in Parla
ment.”

“ Feb. 9.—The Queen’s doctor, Sir James Clark (a good
Leaguer at heart), has written to offer to pay me a friendly
visit, and talk over the state of my constitution, with #
view to advise me how to unstring the bow. He wrote me 8
croaking warning letter more than a year ago. As it is pos”
sible there may be a paragraph in some newspaper alluding
to my health, I thought it best to let you know in case of
inquiry. But don’t write me a long dismal letter in retur®
for I can’t read them, and it does no good. If Charle®
sould come up for a week with a determination to work and
think, he might help me with my letters, but he will make

P To 2. W. Oobden.