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ning because lie feels more comfortable in doing so. 

 He will find a woeful difference. I have told him so, 

 and given him warning that the first opportunity I 

 shall, for one, fire into him very unmercifully. Indeed 

 I deem this a sort of duty, and shall take some plea- 

 sure in it. 



" All this is a very dull and long account of the mat- 

 ter ; but whatever you may feel as to Ward, you may 

 rest assured there is nothing base or shabby in him 

 quite the contrary. Now I say dull, because the sub- 

 ject is really not worth much trouble, one way or 

 other, except as Ward is a friend, for I consider him a 

 very weak public man in every point of view. His 

 conduct might be pravi exempli, but Lamb dares not 

 follow it ; and Vernon, I am sure, would not, even if 

 he were allowed. I had much rather have Ward, and 

 Lamb too, fairly against us, than grumbling and doing 

 us no earthly good. So much for this subject. 



" What think you of the Americans ? A little hasty, 

 I presume all will allow, but they saw the majorities 

 in March in favour of the 'Orders/ and it is not 

 known whether they knew of the inquiry being gone 

 into ; certainly not when the president's message was 

 delivered, June 1. Perceval's death was not known 

 till three days after the Act passed, on 21st June/* I 

 rejoice upon the whole ; because it will make the peace 



* The principal dates in the Recall of the Orders are on 16th June, 

 on "Mr Brougham's motion on the present state of Commerce and 

 Manufactures, and for the repeal of the Orders in Council." On that 

 occasion referred to above, p. 20 Lord Castlereagh announced the 

 intention to " suspend" the Orders. The Act of Council repealing or 

 recalling the Act commonly called the " Orders in Council," was passed 

 on the 23d of June, and on that day Mr Brougham addressed the House 

 in a congratulatory speech, and re-moved that the order for a call of the 

 House on his motion be discharged. 



