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430 Preston, Blackburn, Rochdale, Bury, Stockport, Oldham, and all the large communities of Lancashire; the boroughs of Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and the other towns of Yorkshire have supplied large contributions.

"The cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow have already made arrangements to promote by public meetings our holy alliance.

"Inhabitants and citizens of London, and fellow-countrymen! We address you collectively and individually. Weare daily gaining the co-operation of men of wealth, intelligence, and inﬂuence, who are fast swelling our ranks; men who have only lately known the peril of their country and the justice of our cause.

"To the metropolis of Great Britain the country now looks. Place yourselves at the head of this movement. Union is power. Organise; assemble in public meetings; subscribe; aid us. (Signed)"G. WILSON, "Chairman of the National Anti-Corn-Law League."