490 POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE. [1809. 



" Grenville's, chiefly non-residents ; Eldon, fellows 

 who never leave Oxford, and have no influence. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I give you joy; never was 

 any victory more important or more ominous to the 

 Court. It is better than a majority in Parliament, 

 because it is more permanent and general; it gives 

 ' No Popery ' a death - blow ; Toryism and twaddle, 

 and illiberality of every kind, such a shake as it can 

 scarcely recover ; it will even make Oxford a more 

 liberal place, and affect the minds of those who are 

 educated there for years to come. Perhaps the 

 Church is now in some danger ; its influence, hitherto 

 exerted always for the worst purposes, will now be 

 diminished or turned to good account. This victory is 

 felt, from what I can perceive, by both parties equally. 



" I forgot to say that the Duke of Cumberland 

 called three times on Courtenay (son of the bishop), 

 who stood neuter, to persuade him to vote for Lord 

 Eldon, but he did not. Believe me yours, &c., 



"H. BROUGHAM." 



TO EARL GREY. 



"December 16, 1809. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, C. Stuart (Blantyre) is just 

 arrived in my chambers from Oxford. The joy is 

 unbounded ; the hurrahs were quite indecent in the 

 room. The Eldonites had the mob rather with them ; 

 and the Bishop of Oxford and others were insulted 

 by ' No Popery ' proceedings in the streets. So sure 



