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306 PRESCOT. C. E. Rawlins.

POOLE. Rev. Samuel Bulgin.

QUEENSHEAD. John Foster.

READING. F. P. Everett. A. Perry, M.D.

ROCHDALE. John Petrie. John Bright. John Hoyle. Edward Briggs.

RASTRICK. J. T. Clay. William Helm. —Armitage.

SHEFFIELD. Edward Smith. William Ibbotson.

SMETHWICKE. Rev. D. A. Owen.

STROUD. Rev. John Burder. Rev. Benjamin Parsons.Mr. Martin. J. C. Symons, Esq. Philip Cadby. James Lewis. William T. Paris.

STOUBRIDGE. Mr. Hughes.

TODMORDEN. Rev. R. Wolfenden. Mr. Peter Ormerod.

UXBBIDGE. Rev. J. G. Stamper. John Pearman. J G. Taylor. Two others.

WATFORD. S. Salter. Joseph Rogers. Edmund Hull.

WALTHAMSTOW. William Pymar.

WEST HAM. Mr. Ashdown. Mr. Elwall. Mr. Homan. Mr. Martin. Mr. Coles. Mr. Hodierne. Mr. Grice. Mr. Palmer. Mr. Sutton. Mr. Clarke.

WARRINGTON. W. Crossfield. Rev. F. Bishop.

WEST BROMWICH. J. Spittle. Rev. William Stokes.

WIGAN. Rev. William Roaf. Rev. Wiliam Marshall. Mr. Acton.

WORCESTER. Rev. James Ward.

WESTBUBY, WILTS. R. Overbury. J. Wilkins.

WOODBBIDGE, SUFFOLK. Rev. John Smith. John Street.

The deputies from the country were joined by a considerable number from the metropolitan districts. Nearly six hundred persons were present, all determined, as it proved, to accept of no compromise. We, of the deputation from the north, entertained some fear, that, amongst the numerous deputies from newly formed associations in London and its neighbourhood, there might be some disposed to sacrifice future entire freedom to present concession as promised by the whigs and expected from the tories. We were soon convinced that our fear was groundless. Mr. Ashworth, of Bolton, had moved the appointment of a finance committee. In seconding the motion the Rev. T. Spencer, of Bath, a poor-law guardian, declared his firm conviction that the new poor law ought not to have been enforced without the repeal of the Corn Law.