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Lord Granville Leveson, and Dog Dent, who is bark- 

 ing very loud. 



" You have also heard, I suppose, that Perceval 

 wrote to the Duke of Northumberland, and offered 

 Lord Percy a seat at the Treasury, which mollified 

 the duke, though he declined it. 



" Lord Grenville seems to have some chance at Ox- 

 ford. The letters to-day are flattering. It is said 

 Eldon can't succeed, and this is itself a victory. 

 " A strange report of peace, and Lord Wellesley going 

 to Paris, has been circulated for some days, and I hear 

 it begins to be believed in the city. It seems impos- 

 sible; but may arise from Bonaparte having made one 

 of his usual offers at this stop in the war. 



" Best moved for a rule for a new trial in Wardle's 

 business to-day. It was with some difficulty granted, 

 but this only brings the question of a new trial to a 

 discussion, and I am satisfied it will then be refused. 

 Some of his affidavits were material, but I should 

 think Messrs Dodd, Glennie, Sir Eichard Phillips, &c., 

 won't stand a cross-examination. In that case War- 

 die is better off without a new trial. The bar are 

 now, I find, against him ; and the judges, especially 

 Bailey, shamefully and officiously so. Ever yours, 



" H. BROUGHAM/' 



FROM EARL GREY. 



"HowiCK, Nov. 11, 1809. 



" MY DEAR BROUGHAM, I have been longer than I 

 ought to have been in acknowledging your last letters, 



