52 CONTESTED ELECTION. [1812. 



" In short, I can only say that everything looks 

 favourable to the cause. Canning is, I understand, to 

 be one of your opponents, but this will neither dis- 

 hearten your friends nor yourself. I am, my dear sir, 

 ever faithfully yours, AV. KOSCOE." 



About this period the following letters passed be- 

 tween Lord Grey and me : 



EROM EARL GREY. 



"HowicK, Scpicmler 21, 1812. 



"My DEAR BROUGHAM, I have received your letters, 

 with their accompanying enclosures. You may be 

 assured that not a hint even shall escape me which can 

 in any degree prejudice your interest at Liverpool. I 

 have heard nothing more of Tarlton, nor do I know 

 whether he persists in his intention of coming here ; 

 but I think it very probable that the rumours of dis- 

 solution now so generally prevalent may take him to 

 Liverpool. In the letter he wrote to me he said that 

 the extraordinary conduct of Brougham and Derby at 

 Liverpool made him anxious to talk with me on that 

 subject, and that he would come within the next ten 

 days to ITowiek for that purpose. As it was necessary 

 to say something in answer, I said that I should be 

 glad to sec him ; that I had seen an account of the 

 dinner at Liverpool, at which it did not appear that you 

 had said or done anything with a view to a new elec- 

 tion, but that, if you should become a candidate, there 

 could be no doubt that Derby and all the friends of 

 Opposition must support you against Gascoigne. I 

 thought it best to express myself in this manner, as I 

 certainly wished to avoid wounding Tarlton unneces- 



