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Rh Proctor £100, and Mr. D. Proctor £25; Mr. Thomasson, of Bolton, for £100. The chairman then read from Mr. Brooks' red-book the following: R. Cobden and Co., £200; H. and E. Ashworth, of Bolton, £200 E. Shorrocks and Co., £100; Benjamin Smith and Co., £100; R. Hibbert, £100 Jacob Bright and Son, £300. Mr. Foster, of Sabden, then gave his name for £100; Mr. James Chadwick, of Eccles, for 100 (afterwards to volunteer £1,000); Evans and Nicholson for £50; Mr. George Howarth, of Rochdale, £25; Mr. Jos. Scholefield, of Rochdale, £50 Mr. James Wrigley, of Bury, £25 Mr. John Lord, of Bacup, £150 and the chairman £100, in addition to his annual subscription of 100.

December 1st. A crowded League meeting. Mr. Geo.Wilson, the chairman, gave a gratifying statement of the progress of the fund. Mr. Hickin noticed the receipt of letters from every part of the kingdom. Mr. Cobden gave an account of his visit to Sheffield, and, with Mr. Bright,to Huddersfield, Bradford, and Halifax, where great meetings had been held, and subscriptions opened with great spirit. He was followed by the Rev. Mr. Giles, of Leeds, Mr. Terence Mc.Cullagh, and Mr. John Brooks. The inconveniently crowded attendance showed that it was necessary to engage a larger place of meeting.

December 8th. The chairman reported that Mr. Bright and Mr. Moore had attended a meeting at Darlington, where £100 had been subscribed; and one at Durham, where a similar sum had been raised; that on Tuesday forenoon, a meeting of the merchants and manufacturers of Leeds had been held, and a tea party in the evening, at which Mr. Cobden, Colonel Thompson, Dr. Bowring, Mr Aldam, M.P., had taken part, and at which £800 had been subscribed; and that one had been held in Rochdale, on Wednesday night, at which Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, and Colonel Thompson were present, and a subscription commenced, amounting to the large sum of £1,350. The