baɪ nˈaʊ hiː wʌz klˈoʊs tə ðə ɹˈædɪkəl pˌæmflɪtˈɪɹ wˈɪljəm kˈɑːbɪt wɪð hˈuːm hiː kæmpˈeɪnd ɐɡˈɛnst kɚɹˈʌpʃən ɪn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt θɹuː ðɪ ɪmpˈiːtʃmənt ʌv lˈɔːɹd mˈɛlvɪl ænd ðə pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃən ʌv lˈɔːɹd wˈɛlɛsli fɔːɹ hɪz kˈɑːndʌkt æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv ˈɪndiə.
By now he was close to the radical pamphleteer William Cobbett with whom he campaigned against corruption in government through the impeachment of Lord Melville and the prosecution of Lord Wellesley for his conduct as governor-general of India.