72 STATE OF PARTIES. [1812. 



I am travelling by slow journeys, to make quite sure 

 of being well. Most sincerely and faithfully, 



" HENRY BROUGHAM." 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



"TEMPLE, November 25, 1812. 



"MY DEAR LORD GREY, Hunt's trial conies on 

 about the middle of the week after next, and they are 

 in some consternation at Carlton House. Two several 

 attempts have been made to buy him off, but of course 

 in vain ; one of them came almost directly from 

 Macmahon soon after the trial, put off last July. I 

 feel somewhat anxious about the verdict, but am full 

 of confidence as to the defence and its effects all over 

 the country. It will be a thousand times more un- 

 pleasant than the libel. Believe me most truly yours, 



" H. BROUGHAM." 



TO EAEL GEEY. 



"TEMPLE, Dec. 8, 18124 o'clock. 



" MY DEAR LORD GREY, As I conclude Hunt's 

 trial interests you, I write to say that it came on this 

 morning at nine.'" A full special jury of twelve was 

 procured with infinite pains, and great bustle and in- 

 terest excited in town about it. The prosecution was 

 conducted by Garrow (Solicitor-General), and defence 

 by me. Garrow reserved himself in a way quite new, 

 and very cowardly, saying ten words and waiting for 

 me, so that all he said was in reply. I fired for two 

 hours very close and hard into the Prince on all 

 points, public and private and in such a way that 



* The trial of John Hunt, and of Leigh Hunt (the poet and essayist) 

 on a charge of liLel on the Prince Regent in the ' Examiner.' 



