488 LORD GRENVILLE AT OXFORD. [1809. 



speech of Alley may have had an effect against him, 

 and that his character may be somewhat bettered by 

 the argument on the writ of error in the former action. 

 It certainly may ; for bad as Wardle's case seems to 

 be, I am convinced it was not so desperate as that 

 first of asses made it; and no doubt the people at large 

 will be staggered by the dilemma that either Wardle 

 is in the right, or he is guilty of about a hundred 

 gross and wilful acts of perjury. However, he is 

 irreparably injured. Last night at ten, Lord Gren- 

 ville's friends at Oxford were very sanguine. This is 

 the bulletin at Sir Watkin's. I bet on Lord Eldon, 

 for the reasons mentioned in my last. Believe me 

 yours faithfully, H. BROUGHAM." 



