FEBRUARY.

3rd.—The Queen opened Parliament in person with a speech from the

throne, showing her readiness at all time to put in her spoke for the

common wheel.

20th.—The Corn Law Debate brought to a close. The duty of eight

shillings a quarter objected to by a county member, on the ground that

it would amount to thirty-two shillings a year.

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