The life and letters of William Cobbett in England & America, based upon hitherto unpublished family papers . bbett contests Coventry—His address—Application forfunds—Cobbett not elected—Files his petition of bankruptcy—Living at Brompton—Cleary v. Cobbett—^Wright v. Cobbett. c OBBETT sailed in the Hercules, and arrivedat Liverpool on November 21, landing on thefollowing day. William Cobbett to James P. Cobbett, in New York Liverpool, November 22, dearest little Son,—We are not yet permittedto land. So that I must send you merely a few notes,as the ship, the Hector, is going off in an
The life and letters of William Cobbett in England & America, based upon hitherto unpublished family papers . bbett contests Coventry—His address—Application forfunds—Cobbett not elected—Files his petition of bankruptcy—Living at Brompton—Cleary v. Cobbett—^Wright v. Cobbett. c OBBETT sailed in the Hercules, and arrivedat Liverpool on November 21, landing on thefollowing day. William Cobbett to James P. Cobbett, in New York Liverpool, November 22, dearest little Son,—We are not yet permittedto land. So that I must send you merely a few notes,as the ship, the Hector, is going off in an hour. She isjust going out of the dock, and is so close that I cantoss my letter on board of her. I have then just to tellyou that the Parliament will meet to-morrow!! Ithat the horrid bad times continue ; that Lord Fitz-wiUiam has been dismissed from his post of Ld. Lieu-tenant, because he, at a public meeting, took the part ofthe Manchester Reformers ; that some other Lords Lieu-tenant have been dismissed on similar grounds ; thatthis is, in my opinion, an event of vast importance ; and. WILLIAM COBBETTFrom a litho-^ra/i/i by G. C. Iiis;rcv RETURN TO ENGLAND 113 you will all recollect that I predicted something of thissort as soon as I saw a letter, which Lord Fitzwilliamwrote and caused to be published in August last. No communication, except by bawling, has yet beensuffered between us and the shore. But Mr. Smith camealongside last night, and from him I learnt that was gone to Manchester, ready to meet me ;that William had been here and was to be sent for themoment I came ; that your dear mother and all werewell and safe at Botley; that Mr. Hunt was well andwas to be sent for when I came ; that a great talk hadbeen made about Paines Bones ; that Capt. Gillinderdenied having brought them ; that a dinner w^as pre-pared here for my reception at it; that a meeting wasto be ready for me at Manchester. Perhaps, before Iclose myjetter, I shall be able to
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