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forward again in case of expulsion, &c. The great 

 thing was to keep all together, and avoid a splitting. 

 In this they seem hitherto to have succeeded perfectly. 



" Burdett 's declining influence has been somewhat 

 revived by this hit; but I fear the extreme folly of at- 

 tacking Lord Cochrane's attorneys, &c., will lead to such 

 a defence on their part as will damage both Lord Coch- 

 rane and Burdett. I fairly warned them of the danger. 

 Lord Cochrane partly listened ; Burdett would not. 



" Lord Tavistock and his brothers, with many others, 

 had most warmly come forward for me, and it stands as 

 well as possible on the whole. Yours truly, H. B." 



TO EARL GREY. 



" LANCASTER, September 1, 1814. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, Perry has, you will see, been 

 most careful to say nothing of Canning, in spite of the 

 almost irresistible temptation to do so ; but this is 

 quite of a piece with his shabby ratting at the Liver- 

 pool election. By the way, Canning, Huskisson, and 

 Dog Dent* are all on a visit near this place at old Bol- 

 ton's (the slave-trader's), who is the purse of that 

 party. It is, of course, not for nothing that they are 

 come on such a visit. Many of the circuit dined there 

 on Tuesday, as Bolton's brother-in-law is one of us ; 

 and they say Canning made no play, and scarcely 

 opened his mouth. His motive is said to be no less 

 than he means to retire and put in the Dog ! I It 



* Of a Westmoreland family a partner in Child's Bank ; for many 

 parliaments member for Lancaster ; immortalised as the inventor of the 

 tax upon dogs, and hence the name by which he was universally known. 

 After Pitt imposed the tax, Dent used frequently to receive large ham- 

 pers garnished with hares' legs, pheasants' tails, grouse and partridge 

 wings, &c., but invariably filled with dead dogs. 



