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times have doubted. I assure you the plan of at once 

 giving battle (the first night), and then fighting every 

 inch of ground upon the measure, has been successful 

 in producing great effect indoors, much satisfaction to 

 the Irish, and putting down the No-Popery cry. Also 

 incidents of some importance are, that Canning and Peel 

 have been greatly damaged and our friends encouraged. 

 But now comes the tug, and really your presence can 

 no longer be dispensed with. I had resolved not to 

 trouble you until I could avoid it no longer. I have 

 consulted Lord Holland, Lord Lansdowne, &c. &c., 

 and all agree with me. Had you been here this week, 

 a meeting of both houses at Devonshire House would 

 have been most desirable, and will be when you come. 

 The bill is out of our House on Friday, so you cannot 

 delay longer. 



"I go the circuit Saturday week, and this is an 

 additional reason for wishing you were here, but it is 

 only one of many. Yours ever, H. BROUGHAM." 



"August 12, 1825. 



"My DEAR LORD GREY, Shall I put your name 

 down for a London University share to give you a vote? 

 (Proxies vote.) Lord Fitzwilliam takes five. Eleven 

 hundred are already disposed of, so we are landed, and 

 our advertisement for sites is in to-day's papers. 



" Direct to me, Lancaster. Yours ever, 



" H. BROUGHAM. 







" Did you hear rumours of overtures between Can- 

 ning and Lord Lansdowne ? In town some men 

 were full of it. I daresay you feel as I do on this 

 viz., desirous to stand aloof if one's presence were any 



