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sincerely popular feeling in my favour, so strongly 

 and so universally evinced. 



" I tender my best thanks to the Ladies, for the 

 smiles I have witnessed. Let me now entreat of you 

 to allow the proceedings of Monday to pass without 

 riot or disturbance, as it would only entail disgrace 

 upon the cause I advocate. 



" I am, Gentlemen, 



" Your Servant, 



"JOHN MYTTON. 



^'- Shrewsbury f May \^th, 1S31." 



Nor are the two following squibs by any means 

 amiss. But Mr. Mytton's chance to represent his 

 native county was slight indeed, having only polled 

 311 votes; the "proud Salopians," much to their 

 credit, not by any means approving of the degrad 

 ing association with which they perceived him to be 

 leagued. There was a time, as I have already said, 

 when he would have cut a very different figure on 

 the poll. 



