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on being applied to, I said that I should be ready to 

 do my duty, but I had rather not move early in the 

 business. I am anxious to hear what you hold re- 

 specting it, and the tone to be taken if they are held. 

 In these counties we have the grand advantage of a 

 clear stage and no Hunt, &c. Yours ever, 



H. BROUGHAM." 



TO EAEL GREY. 

 " APPLEBY CASTLE, September 19, 1819. 



" DEAR LORD GREY, I am anxious at this moment 

 to learn your views of the right course for us to take. 



" First, as to the difficult question of meetings ; 

 much may be said against it, but, on the whole, I 

 rather incline to having them if we can get several 

 certainly if we can get a good number. The annoy- 

 ance is very great to us individually, and the risk of 

 the Huntites perverting the thing to their purposes is 

 imminent. But I can't help thinking we are sure of 

 a friendly reception, wherever we appear among the 

 people only telling them fairly and openly that on 

 certain points we differ, and will not therefore now say 

 anything, but that we are resolved to stand by them 

 where we think them right, and to do what we can 

 towards redressing grievances of which we think they 

 justly complain, and towards bettering their general 

 condition by all the means in our power. 



" My fear is that, if matters are left to themselves, 

 we shall have a green bag, which is worse than Hunt. 

 And really the tendency of things at present to end 

 in a total separation of the upper and middling from 

 the lower classes, the property from the population 

 is sufficiently apparent and rather alarming. 



