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seem to have appreciated fully Lord Avebury's 

 labours in their interests, and he had many 

 addresses of thanks, of which the following are 

 typical. The first is from the Secretary of the 

 Glasgow Association : 



My Lord — The Glasgow Grocers and Provision 

 Merchants Associations have instructed me to convey 

 to you their heartiest congratulations on the great 

 success you have attained through the Early Closing 

 Commission. They earnestly hope the day is not far 

 distant when you will have the pleasure of seeing your 

 efforts crowned with complete success by early closing 

 becoming an established fact. 



And the following from the Belfast Associa- 

 tion's Secretary : 



My Lord — I have been directed to convey to you 

 the following resolution, which was passed at the meeting 

 of our Board of Management last night : 



That this Association begs to congratulate Lord 

 Avebury on the advance made in the public mind 

 and amongst members in both Houses of Parlia- 

 ment, especially amongst members of the present 

 Government, on the question of earlier closing of 

 shops, and urges his Lordship to continue to press 

 forward his Bill, as it is the only measure before 

 Parliament which commands or deserves to secure 

 the support of traders and employees. 



His old friend, Mr. Philip Norman, a Fellow 

 of the Society of Antiquaries, had written to 

 him early in the year on a subject dear to the 

 hearts of both — ^the preservation, as a national 

 possession, of the splendid monuments of Stone- 

 henge. 



Following this letter. Lord Avebury accepted 

 an appointment on a committee of the Society 

 to confer with Sir Edward Antrobus, but after 

 a while resigned it, thinking that the Committee 



