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putting the motion in Grey's former words ; this is 

 considered, I think, as rather spiteful. And in several 

 points I conceive even those who agree with him in 

 the main must admit that he argued his cause too 

 high. By the way, he had no want of men to second 

 him. The sensation excited is very considerable. 

 I am quite clear the ministry will suffer by it- 

 but most of all the Fox part of it; and this seems 

 admitted. 



" All is hitherto entire cordiality between the two 

 parties in the Cabinet. Nevertheless, no one can deny 

 that there is a sort of hankering after Lord Grenville 

 on the part of Hawkesbury, &c., which will look 

 suspicious if it lasts much longer. It must be 

 observed that the opposition (I mean the regular 

 opposition) do not stand very well united. It is 

 evident that they take different grounds ; and I know 

 that there are violent dissensions, in which I shall 

 not much wonder to see Hawkesbury and Castlereagh 

 wheel off. 



" Most of the Foxites talk calmly and rationally on 

 the state of affairs ; build a little on the chances of 

 Bonaparte being defeated by the Eussians a little 

 more on his failing to beat them, if he advances far 

 and a good deal on our own naval or colonial experi- 

 ments. 



" They are in the main rational also on the subject 

 of peace, though certainly not sufficiently clear and 

 steady in their views of that question. I don't think 

 they have a very right view either of the state of our 



