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 attend; Lord John Russell, who, "with his opinions" could not attend; Lord Kinnaird, who wrote at some length, and expressed his hope that Sir Robert Peel would see the policy and the justice of carrying out free-trade principles; the Earl of Ducie, who regretted his inability to be present, and expressed his best wishes for the success of the agita- tion; the Marquis of Westminister, who expressed his good wishes for the complete success of the League in its arduous conflict with monopoly; the Earl of Clarendon, who regretted his inability to attend, and highly commended the prize essays, especially the one written by Mr. W. Rath- bone Greg; the Earl of Carlisle, who expressed his con- victions that greater changes than had been made was necessary for the well-being of all classes of society ; from the Earl of Radnor, who regretted that he could not attend; from the Earl of Listowel, who expressed his con- viction that the day was not far remote when all restrictions on the food of the people would be removed; Lord Nugent, who noticed with pleasure the conversions that was going on amongst those who had been supporters of the Corn Laws; Lord Charles Fitzroy, who congratulated the cause on the powerful speech of Mr. Cobden, at Glasgow; Mr. G. Poulett Scrope, brother to the late Poulett Thompson, Lord Sydenham, who expressed his admiration of the zeal, ability, and devotion, of the leading members of the League, and a number of members of parliament, who would be prevented attending by other engagements.

The following deputies had arrived at the time of the opening of the preliminary meeting, on the 30th January.