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think there was any use in pushing the matter further, 

 ignorant as I am of the local interests, and fearful as I 

 must be, in a case of this nature, of doing more harm 

 than good. You may be assured that in all I said I 

 took especial care to guard against the possibility of 

 his supposing that I spoke with any authority from 

 you. The suggestion I have mentioned I made as 

 entirely from myself; and of you I only said, always 

 professing my personal anxiety for your success, that 

 you must naturally feel gratified by the confidence 

 and approbation of such a body of people as appeared 

 to support you at Liverpool ; that a seat offered on such 

 terms must be acceptable to you, but with respect to 

 your ultimate decision I was ignorant ; and that it must 

 necessarily depend upon the manner in which it was 

 offered, and on the probability of success. I hope this 

 was safe at least. I cannot help feeling very anxious 

 that your success may not be found incompatible with 

 his. He has not behaved well in politics, but I must 

 beg of you the same secrecy with respect to what I 

 have said about Tarlton, that I shall myself observe 

 on the same subject." 







To this I returned the following answer : 



TO EARL GEEY. 



"BROUGHAM, September 28, 1812. 



"My DEAR LORD GREY, I have received your 

 letter, and you may depend on my not saying a word 

 relative to its contents. 



" We shall be dissolved in to-morrow night's Gazette, 

 I take it for granted. 



" A meeting was held on "Wednesday of my leading 



