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get anything further than a promise to refer it to the 

 King's Advocate, and this is two years ago. I had 

 intended last session to bring it forward in Parliament ; 

 indeed, a more shameful transaction never was carried 

 on. I first applied in 1807 to Windham's office; and 

 though the inferior persons in the Government did, of 

 course, all they could to check it, he was giving it full 

 consideration when no Popery came over us. Since 

 that it has been one delay and pretext after another. 

 I should add that Yon Hogendorp had sunk half his 

 fortune (about 100,000) in the experiment, which 

 was for the abolition of slavery. This is an instance 

 of the evils that sometimes happen from neglecting to 

 do justice, and overlooking complaints because you 

 have no immediate interest in redressing them. I 

 hope the Dutch will not take back their old masters, 

 as we did, without terms : if they do, their tranquillity 

 won't last long. Ever truly yours, H. BROUGHAM." 



TO EAEL GREY. 



"TEMPLE, December 4, 1813. 



"Mr DEAR LORD GREY, A foolish man called 

 Grant has published a palavering account of his trip 

 to Holland, and, from ignorance of French and in- 

 accuracy, has represented Hogendorp as speaking in a 

 style so totally unlike the man that I don't credit a 

 word of it. He is a man of the most calm and sensible 

 deportment, and could not, if he would, say things put 

 into his mouth. I expect to hear from him imme- 

 diately, having procured a passport for a connection of 

 his who went yesterday. Yarmouth's going over is 

 odd enough perhaps it is only to pick up a little 

 money by stock-jobbing ; but if he means to earwig 



