The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter.

A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom.

In the houses of the humble a little library in my opinion is a most precious possession.

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.

As you know, I am neither Roman Catholic, Protestant Episcopalian, nor Presbyterian, nor am I an Irishman.

The knowledge of the ancient languages is mainly a luxury.

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