The enemy placarded the walls and brought all their forces to the meeting, in which out of 4,000 I think they were fully 1,000 strong, but we beat them completely, carrying a resolution which embraced a memorial to Lord Palmerston.

We have now carried six public meetings, Sheffield, Oldham, Stockport, Preston, Ashton, Glasgow.

We have three to come off now ready, Burnley, Bury, Macclesfield, and others in preparation.

My plan is to work up through the secondary towns to the chief ones and take the latter, Liverpool, Manchester, London, etc., as we come upon the assembling of Parliament....

By dint of perseverance I think we shall succeed.