Before the examination of the Infant Schools took place in St. Andrew’s Hall, the public were informed, by the newspapers, that it had been determined on, at a meeting held in the Guildhall, to which none but members of the Establishment were invited. William Moore, Esq. was in the chair, and the following resolution was passed:—“Resolved, that the system of Infant Education might be beneficially extended in this city; and, with a view of prominently bringing forward its advantages, _that there should be an examination of the children now receiving instruction in the Infant Schools of this city_.” The meeting which adopted that resolution, appeared to me to originate and to authorize the examination of the schools—and, whatever private understanding there might be with Mr. Wilderspin, all that the public knew was what the resolution stated; and Mr. Wilderspin appeared to us, not as accomplishing “his own speculation,” but as the agent, employed by the meeting, to carry its resolution into effect. I think, therefore, that what I have stated, in the eighth and ninth pages of my “Letter,” is fully borne out by all the facts of the case. I said nothing in my “Letter” to intimate that the children of Dissenters would be excluded from the proposed schools. My explanation of the “Advertisement” which occasioned the “Letter” was this: “I understand it to mean, that the members of no other Christian church shall be allowed to participate with you _in the formation of the society_, _or in its committee_, _or in its operations_.” If, however, I had expressed a fear that the church catechism might be introduced, or that some arrangement might be made which would prevent Dissenters from sending their children to the schools, the speeches at the public meeting, and Mr. Geary’s pamphlet, satisfactorily negative such an apprehension. All parties have united in declaring that _the schools will be open to all classes_, and that there will be no rules nor formulas against which Dissenters can object. At the public meeting, as reported in the newspapers, the Dean expressly stated, that “they had no desire to exclude the children of any persons of whatever religion, because _the children would not be instructed in any points that any person might not learn_; as they would be taught to worship and adore God, to know the merits of our Saviour, to fear God and honour the King, and to live in peace and unity with one another. Their rules, said he, would be _open to persons of all denominations_, who would have the opportunity of sending their children, if they accorded with those rules.” Mr. G. Seppings “stated that the school would be open to the children of persons of _all denominations_, who might choose to send them.” In full accordance with these decisive statements, Mr. Geary says, “I cannot help again recurring to a mistake into which my reverend friend has fallen, and which is throughout