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Harrison and Henry Richard.
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favour of Door independence was held at
There were provincial meotinC8 at
(I)
On 16th Mrch a tooting in
Shoreditch Town hail.
Birrincham, Liverpool
and Sheffield. The mooting at Birmingham Town Hall on 6th
January was organised by the Midlands Arbitration Uniani which
included Arthur O*iieill a Liberal and former Chartiat, and
Arthur Albright a Quaker. A number of Liborßle appear to have
been involved.
(3)
Thia wa followed by a further mooting
on 11th Parch prosidod over by Aldor, un I3okorwith a largo
attendance of between four and five thousand poopleg at which
Lawson, Cameron and Ashton Dilke spoke.
At Liverpool a mooting aas hold on 14th i#arch with Henry
1ichar, " and Lawson as the main np© kcrc.
(4)
(5)
At Sheffield
ii. J" Wilcon - an important local induntrialiut, - presided
ovor a sooting on 23rd February which was addressed by Vornoy.
The pattern wan that members of the Transvaal Indopondence
(1) bid, 12th flurch i88i,
(2) £ cho, 17th l4arch 1881.
(3) 11, J. tIj1no ZSS. sheffiold local history collection, UD 252.0t
notice of a public meeting in Di rmin ; h+ º, 6th Uunucry 1
i,
(4) Friends April 1881.
() Had,
,,, ice' 19th March 1881.
Wilson 1 58, i! D 2520, extract from haffifild Inder: ndont,
re noting hold on 23rd "abruarq 1881.
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