CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
1843.—Opening of the Free Trade II all—the £50,000 fund—meeting of deputies and their names.p. 1.
CHAPTER II.
The great gathering—M. Kohl's description of the League—the workers of the League-opening of Parliament-Lord Howick's motion for inquiry—Graham's principle of common sense. p. 17.
CHAPTER III.
Sir Robert Peel's fear of assassination-mournful scene in the Commons—doctrine of responsibility-Lord Howick's motion for inquiry—refusal of inquiry—Thomas Carlyle on the Corn Laws—Free Trade Hall meetings—addresses to Cobden. p. 37.
CHAPTER IV.
Meetings in Dury Lane Theatre, and a witness' description of them Cobden, James Wilson, W. J. Fox, Joseph Frame, and Dr. Bowring—opinion in London. p. 51.
CHAPTER V.
Movement in the agricultural districts—Mr. Ricardo's motion—Sir Robert Peel's admissions. Mr. Villiers' motion for a committee—the Commons a bear garden—Cobden's speech-the division. p. 69.
