Next day it appeared in the _Times_, and ran to the following effect:— “SIR,—In the _Times_ of to-day I see (unlike his Lordship, I read the papers) that Lord Kemms wishing, for some inscrutable reason, to ‘set himself straight with the general public,’ repudiates all connection with the Protector Bread and Flour Company (Limited). How such repudiation is to effect the difficult task Lord Kemms has set himself, he, perhaps, can explain; but as his letter is calculated to injure our credit, I beg leave to state, first— “That Lord Kemms distinctly gave me permission to place his name on our Direction. “Secondly. That the terms on which his name was to appear were fully settled between us. “Thirdly. That the list of directors was published in almost every respectable paper throughout the kingdom, and daily for some weeks in the _Times_; and that, consequently, Lord Kemms must have been perfectly well aware his name was placed on the Direction. “Fourthly. That Lord Kemms gave no opportunity, either to myself or our secretary, Mr. Dudley, of entering into the slightest explanation on the subject. He called at the offices of the Company, in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, but only for the purpose, apparently, of indulging in a monologue, since, when Mr. Dudley and I endeavoured to utter a few words concerning the question in dispute, he indignantly rushed out of the secretary’s room, declaring he should write to the _Times_. Under the unfortunate impression that the matter can have the slightest interest for the general public, he has carried out his threat, and I am therefore compelled to request the insertion of this letter. “I have not the remotest idea of the source of Lord Kemms’ irritation, and can only say, that nothing could be farther from the intention of any person connected with the Company than to give his Lordship the least cause of offence. “Your obedient Servant, “PETER BLACK.” “Sept., 18—