ABSTRACT

The great gathering took place in the new Free Trade Hall on the evening of the 30th January, Mr. Mark Philips, the senior member for the borough, in the chair. The meeting was probably the most magnificent ever seen within doors. The Hall, with the single exception of the great feudal structure at Westminster, the largest in the kingdom, was not merely filled but crammed in every part. Well might Dr. Bowring exclaim that he was awe-struck by the sight of the vast assemblage; and well might he who saw the Manchester Anti-Corn-Law Association when only seven persons met to commence the righteous agitation, rejoice to witness the presence of more than as many thousands, all evidencing their enthusiasm in the cause, and well might he prognosticate its speedy triumph. Mr. George Wilson read the following list of contributions towards the £50,000 fund: https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">

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Ayr (N.B.)

20

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0

Alnwick

15

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Abergele

5

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Accrington

420

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Auchterarder

4

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0

Annan

10

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Arbroath

78

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Ashton-under Lyne

1000

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Blackburn

600

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0

Bowriefauld, Forfar

3

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0

Battley, Yorkshire

31

4

6

Berwick-upon-Tweed

5

10

0

Backbarrow

1

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Bishops Stortford….

5

7

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Bilston

110

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Belper

69

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Bolton

936

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Belfast

160

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Burslem

50

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Bridport

55

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Barnard Castle

40

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Bury

928

9

9

Bridgnorth

30

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Burnley

700

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Birmingham

500

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Bath

50

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Beddington Corner

20

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Bacup

500

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Barnoldswick

3

11

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Brighouse

50

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Beverley

8

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Bristol

1000

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Bow, Bromley, and Oldford

5

6

9

Bradford

600

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Cockermouth

35

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Cheltenham

25

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Coventry

91

9

10

Carlisle

311

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Chorley

50

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Cupar, Provost of

10

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Clifton, near Bristol

13

11

6

Clitheroe

150

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Congleton

40

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Colne

150

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Colebrookdale

129

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Cirencester

2

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Chapel-en-le-Frith

10

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Cleckheaton

40

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Carmarthen

10

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Dunstable

12

19

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Darlington

180

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Darlaston

13

5

11

Devizes

21

1

6

Dunfermline (N. B.)‥

16

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Dumbarton

12

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Dudley

51

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Derby

450

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Dundee

500

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Doncaster

75

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Denton

30

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Driffield

10

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Davenport

5

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Dunbar (N. B.)

8

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Dronfield

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Edenfield

5

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Exeter

5

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Edinburgh (N. B.)

1000

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Eccles and Patricroft

60

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Frodsham

10

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Forfar

30

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Fordingbridge

11

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Greenock (N. B.)

50

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Glastonbury

6

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Great Torrington

5

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Glossop

50

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Gloucester

25

9

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Glasgow

2500

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Gasbro’

3

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Holmfirth

171

19

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Hawick (N.B.)

50

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Hamilton (N. B.)

10

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Hudderfield

1805

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Horton-in-Craven

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8

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Hereford

8

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Heckmondwike, York

40

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Holywell, N. Wales‥

57

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Halifax

1010

2

6

Hebden Bridge

280

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Haslingden

120

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Hyde Operatives

60

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Heywood

70

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Halshaw Moor

260

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Honiton

7

10

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Hammersmith

20

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Hazel Grove

8

12

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Ilkeston

35

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Idle

16

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Kelso (N. B.)

50

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Kendal

190

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Kilmarnock (N. B.)

25

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Kirkaldy (N. B.)

125

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Kerriemuir

10

3

4

Knaresborough

11

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Llanfyllin, N. Wales

1

1

0

Lincoln

8

9

9

Liverpool

2200

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Linlithgow

9

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Langholme (N. B.)

7

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Leighton Buzzard

8

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Lancaster

89

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Leigh

50

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Lane End, Potteries

3

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Leicester

500

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Leeds

1500

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Luddenden Foot

36

11

6

Loughborough

36

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Lymington

12

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Leek

15

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Lees

20

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Montrose (N. B.)

7

17

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Maidstone, Kent

7

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Macclesfield

28

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Maybole (N. B.)

3

10

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Madeley

105

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Marsden

10

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Manchester

7000

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Newport

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Newcastle-under-Lyne

50

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Newtownwards, Ireland

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Northwich

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Nottingham

850

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Nantwich

80

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Norwich

52

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Northampton

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Ottley

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Over Darwen

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Oldham

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Ossett.

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Old Meldrum

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Perth

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Preston

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Peniston

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Padiham

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Poole

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Prescott

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Paisley

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Pately Bridge

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Penrith

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Plymouth

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Queen’s Head

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Ross

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Rochdale

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Stratfford, Essex

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Swansea

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Stirling (N. B.)

70

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Settle

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16

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Sunderland

95

8

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Swaffham

12

6

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Stockport

508

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Sandbach

10

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Saddleworth

234

4

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Sabden

19

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Shepton Mallett

15

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Sudbury

14

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Stourbridge

70

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Slateford

5

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Scarbro’

5

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Skipton

200

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Stroud

75

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Sheffield

800

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Stockton-on-Tees

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Swaddincote

32

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Stalybridge (sundries)

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13

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Styal

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Stalybridge

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Taunton

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Thetford

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Truro, Cornwall

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Thornton

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Tiverton, Devon

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Todmorden

405

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Thomaby

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Tavistock

17

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West Bromwich

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Winnell’s Hill

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Wilton

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Watford, Herts

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Workmen of T. Ashton

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Wootton under-Edge

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Wrexham

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Wolverhampton

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Ware, Hertz

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Warrington

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Wigan

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Whitehaven

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Worcester

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Warminster

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Wellington

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York

40

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