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1848. you in thinking that ib matters little whether the Leag™
“Wr as dies with honours, or lingers out a few years of ingloriod®
existence.”
“ March 6.'—Nobody knows to this day what the Lords
will do, and I believe all depends wpon their fest® of
the country. If there was nob something behind €O™
which they dread even still more, I doubt if they would
ever give up the key. of the bread basket. They would
bmn out Peel with as little ceremony as they would dismiss
 a groom or keeper, if he had not the League ab his
back. It is strange to see the obbuseness of such mer 2s
Hume, who voted against Villiers’s motion to help P col.
I have reason to know that the latter was well pleased al
the motion, and would have been glad if we had had #
larger division. It helps Peel to be able to point to some”
thing beyond, which he does uot satisfy. I wish we Were
out of it.”
« March 25.%—1 have received the notes. Moffatt mentioned
bo me the report in the city to which you refer. There is 80
help for these things, and the ouly wonder is that we have
escaped Bo well. If you can keep this affair in any Wey
afloat till the present corn measure reaches the Queen’
hands, I will solve the difficulty, by cutting the Gordis®
knot, or rather the House; and the vest must take it®
chance. I don’t think I shall speak in this debate, It doe®
no earthly good, and only wastes time. People are nob
likely to say I am silent because I can’t answer Bentinck
and Co. The bill would be out of the Commons, accord:
ing to appearances, before Easter.”
“ March 80.—~We are uncertain which course will Pe
taken by the Government to-night, whether the Corn oF
Coercion Bill is to be proceeded with. If the latter, I fea?

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