The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-01

was extravagant the success was extravagant." Tn
publication Of the article in question having been brought
70 the knowledge Of Mr. Thackeray, he wrote 10 Mr.
Yates, with whom he had been speaking
Terms as members OF the same club, in which
and unfrendly merely, bnt slsnderous and untrue /"
Mr. Thackeray concluded with the following aimonion--
~ beg, as have right to do that you viii refrain from
printing comments upon my private conversation, that
you viii forego discussion, however laundering on my
private affairs and that you will henceforth please
slider any question of my personal truth sincerity as
quite out OF the province Of your criticism Mr. Yates
immediately rejoned by letter, which rejected Mr.
Thackeray sangry understanding ofhis phrases adding
u" your letters were not sanderous and untrue should
readily have discussed the subject with YOU and avowcd
my earnest and frank desire to set right anything may
have LETT wrong" Mr.. Thackeray then submitted the
correspondence which had passed between Mr. Yates and
himself together with the copy Of tho article to which
Club Il think wrote Mr.. rhacKeray' 81 NAV T IairIS
appeal TO the committee OF the Garrck Club decide
whether the complaints have against Mr. Yates are
not well founded, and whether the practice of pub
fishing such articles that which enclose will be
fatal to the comfort OF tho club, and is into
erabe in a society of gentlemen" Mr.. Yates, having
heard that Mr. Thackeray had adopted this course wrote
TO ask the committee 10 suspend their judgment until he
could consult his friends and prepare his own version Of
the to lay before them. This was the 10th of
June, but on the 23d Mr. Yates wrote to the committee
questioning their RICH, to entertain the matter at all
The article he SAID be in exceedingly bad taste,
but the committee is not committee OF taste The com
mittee held special meeting the 10th, and came to
decision expressed in certain resolutions They resolved
that IL was competent to them TO entertain Mr.. Thacke
rays complaint that the complaint itself was well ground
ed and that the practice OF publishing such articles being
reflections by member of the club against any other
would be fatal to the comfort Of the club and noerabe
IN society OF gentlemen The commtte further resolved
that Mr. Yates was bound TO make ample apology or
retire from the club Mr. Yates declined either TO retire
TO apoogse and stated he would appeal to general meet
ing on two questions-rs whether the between Mr.
lhackeray and himself such as should be sub
mtted TO the committee at ALL and secondly, tWhether
Mr. Thackeray has any right TO call for apology from
me when he has very and coarsey address
ed me- The result was that Mr. Yates subscription was
returned, and was nmated to him that he expelled
the club. He has therefore instituted action against the
committee for respass in refusing to allow him to enter
the club, and this will the important question: az
iecng the rights OF members generally whether the club
had the right cxpe Mr. Yates II is understood
that there will be large array OF legal talent both
Sides and the trial. both from the nature Of the issue aud
the position OF the parties, viii possess great interest
The Attorney General has been retained for the committee
Of the Garrck Club Mr.. Edwin James, O. c. is to lead
the case on behalf OF the plaintiff, Mr. Edmund Yates.