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Dear Bentham
I received your short letter last night. I am much obliged to you for thinking of my wants. I should feel them more if you had not already indulged me with the use of your edition of the Statutes. I do not wish to relinquish my till you want it yourself but notwithstanding that, if you really have no way of disposing the copy you mention, I cannot refuse to receive of what you so readily offer.
I have no news to send you. How can you expect any before the Legion of Parliament is fairly . On Monday we expect a motion from Fox or some of his friends relative to the conduct of the High bailiff of Westminster. Most people agree that his conduct is irregular in nolma: king a return of the two candidates who were highest on the poll- but the great difficulty is what the House of Commons ought to do to remedy this irregularity- whether they can call the High bailiff to the bar & order him to make a return- or if they ought to refer it a committee under Grenville's cut to determine what he ought to have done & what he ought now to do. Some think that as his power expired on the day the unit/ will was returnable & no return being then made the House can only declare the election void & order a new unit/ will to be issued. Whatever turn it may take it is expected to be a popular opposition & I suppose we shall hear of it as often as they possibly can introduce it.
It is reported that Pitt means to wheal Mr Burke's out, or allow some part of it in order to restore the board of Trade.
Sr. James Lowther has been exceedingly offended that Lord Abergavenny was made an Earl before him, because the daughter of
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letter 499, vol. 3; also printed, with short omissions at the beginning and end in bowring, x, 135, but there misdated 22 january |
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