372 RACING CAREER OF SIR W. H. GREGORY. 



ing letter, addressed to him at Dublin, from Lord 

 George Bentinck, who, even at that early stage, 

 did not hesitate to add "M.P." to his friend's 

 name : 



" To W. H. GREGORY, Esq., M.P. 



" WELBECK, nr. WORKSOP, NOTTS, 

 Jan. 29, 1842. 



" MY DEAR SIR, The news of your majority on 

 the first day's poll gave every English Conserva- 

 tive, and me especially, the greatest pleasure. I 

 sincerely congratulate you upon it, but still more 

 upon the distinguished fight you made upon the 

 hustings against the great O'Connell. Even the 

 Whigs here have had to acknowledge their ad- 

 miration of your speech. 



" I need not say that I anticipate no reverse on 

 the poll. I doubt not that you will maintain, 

 and even improve, the strong lead you have taken ; 

 but should it be otherwise, I cannot but con- 

 gratulate you on the compleat [sic] triumph of 

 tallents [sic] evinced in your first day's battle on 

 the hustings. Verily if the horse Auckland can 

 do as much with the old ones in private as ' the 

 tipsy boy from the Curragh ' has done with the 

 great Agitator in publick, he will win the Derby 

 in a canter. 



" With sincerest wishes for your continued suc- 

 cess, believe me, always yours very truly, 



" G. BENTINCK." 



