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Mayor's room, on Thursday, the 30th of January

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H. Hornby,
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Chris. Rawdon,
Robt. Roskell, } Visiting Justice

" R. V. Yates,

" The chaplain, Dr. Buck, attended the committee.
" The Mayor referred to the general annual report of the
Court of Justices, of which the chaplain bad had the perusal.

" Resolved,-

" That, upon taking into consideration the representatiors
of the Rev. Dr. Buck, chaplain of the borough prison, it
does appear to the magistrates that be has been under the
impression that he was excluded from any control over the
school, and that he was ignorant of the orders of the justices
gubject, notwithstanding his general attendance at
,gs of the magistrates at the prison during the
n.
bat it appears to the magistrates that to those eireum-

the meetin

period in qu-estia

stances is to be attributed much of the misunderstanding on
other matters which has existed between the chaplain and
the justices.

"-That, under all the circumstances, the magistrates are
of opinion that the benefit of the public would be best pro-
moted by a return to the cordial understanding which ex-
isted between the magistrates and the chaplain upon his
original appointment, and prior to any difference of opinion.
" That the chaplain having expressed his regret that any
misunderstanding should have taken place,
" It is further resolved, .

" That it be recommended to the justices, at their next
quarterly sessions, to adopt these resolutions, and to order
a copy of them so adopted to he transmitted to her Majesty's
principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. ,

" R.D. RADCLIFFE

" Approved 19th February, 1840.
(Signed) " JOHN BUCK, D.C.L., Chaplain."
On this part of my argument I will only say, is it gene-
rous—is it gracious, after such a proceeding—nay, is it in
accordance with the most sacred and well-established prin-
ciples of justice—to take up matters set at rest, as was to
have been hoped, for ever? Res judieala pro veritate acci-
pitur. I cannot think you will be prepared to stultify all
that was then well done, mid condemn me now on charges
which you had then the opportunity of bringing forward, hut
thought it more expedient to allow to sink into oblivion. '

But, gentlemen, I am obliged under my present circum-
stances, as accused of crime, to enter fully upon my own
justification,—and trust you will bear with me, and follow
me, in the reasoning I shall now employ.
And here I must observe, that of a printed letter, occupy-
ing 20 pages in octavo, and containing many grave statements,
lam accused in three instances -of incorrectness. One of
these instances, however, touching the washhouse, was clearly
set at rest by the cross-examination of Mr. Batcheldor

" Ts the washhouse as much under the silent system as the
rest of the prison ?
" No, nor can it be.