The association now felt itself strong enough to commence operations, and I was deputed to proceed to Bolton, and endeavour to persuade Mr. Paulton to favour us with a lecture or two in Manchester. He readily consented, and his first lecture was announced to take place hi the Corn Exchange. Next week, there was an announcement of the addition of the following names to the Provisional Committee:—
James Ashworth, High-street.
Andrew Bannerman, Market street.
Jno. Brewer, Newmarket Buildings.
Matthew Binns, Cannon-street.
James Carlton, New High-street.
Richard Cobden, Mosley-street.
Edmund Dodgshon, York-street, Cheetham.
Edward Evans, Market-street, (Nicholson and Evans.)
John Henry Fuller, 24, Bridgewater Place.
Jeremiah Garnett, Guardian office, Market-street.
J. S. Grafton, Mosley-street.
Edward Hall, New Brown-street.
Joseph Heron, Princess-street.
James Hudson.
John Hyde, Oxford Road.
William Lockett, Richmond street.
William Labrey, Market Place.
John Mallon, Oldham-street.
Henry Marsland, Fountain-street.
William Neild, Friday-street.
John Naylor, Piccadily.
John Ogden, Marsden-street.
John Shuttleworth, New Market Buildings.
Robert Stuart, Pall Mall.
Charles Tysoe, New Cannon-street.
John Edward Taylor, Market-street.
John Whitlow, Market Place.
John Wilkinson, Shakspere-street, Ardwick.
Whitehouse, Fountain- street.
Samuel Watts, New Brown-street.
William Woodcock, 26, Pall Mall.
On calling on Mr. Robert Stuart for his name and his name and his five-shilling subscription, he said "You will soon need more than such sums—put me down for ten pounds." I have had the curiosity to see to what amount the individuals named as forming the Provisional Committee at that early stage of the movement, subsequently subscribed to the £250,000 League Fund, and I find that they had contributed £10,600, besides having been large subscribers during the previous seven years' arduous contest. Mr. Stuart was right when he said we should need higher than five-shilling subscriptions. But the small sums brought
