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ould have laid ‘on heavily in favour of such parts as 1848.
L coulg agree with, and would have deferred pointing Zr. 44
"i any errors until I had given the common enemy
he to gg, that (1 say errors, but I do not admit them in
hig ase), The same remark applies to the course the
Worry, took upon the redistribution of electoral power, on
“hich oecagion it was to my mind demonstratively wrong in
bundoning and turning against the strongest position of
the Reformers, I do mot press the Education question,
becange I presume your religious feelings were excited by the
“urge the Government took whilst T was on the Continent.
But 1 suppose all parties agree that education is the main
“nse of the split amongst the middle-class Liberals. Now,
"hat I say to you I bave always preached to others. For
Stance, I have been trying to persuade everybody about
‘he Daily News, as to the impolicy, to say nothing of the
justice, of their gross attacks upon yourself and friends, and
Uhaye used precisely the same arcument which 1 now use to
you,»
Jie Manchester, Nov. 80. (To Mrs. Cobden.)—1 find our League
frien gy here very lukewarm about the West Riding election.®
Many of them declare they will not vote. They seem quite
"Ut of humour with the religious intolerance of the Kardley
Party. 1 am very much inclined to think the Tories will win.
Have you seen the news from Paris? Lamoriciere, the
Brench Minister of War, has proposed to the Assembly to
"duce the army nearly one half, and to save 170 millions
* francs, This, if really carried out, will make our work
“fo in this country.”
“ Manchester, Dec. 8. ( ,,° )—I went down to Liverpool
Wednesday afternoon. and dined at Mellor’s with a large

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to Lord Morpeth, Cobden’s colleague in the representation, now snoceeded
y the sarldom of Osarlisle. A contest took place, end Mr. Denison, the
Mnrvative. defested Sir Culling Hardley.