I pray of you to use your own discretion about submitting this correspondence to the Trustees. It is the less material to me whether you do or do not do so, inasmuch as I am perfectly sure that their attention must very shortly be called by the Public or by the Government to the difficulties and delay, arising from the present regulations and the state of the Catalogues, in obtaining printed books. Believe me, &c. No. IV. _Mr. Panizzi to Sir N. H. Nicolas._ May 20th, 1846. MY DEAR SIR, Your letter of the 19th, as well as my answer and your reply of yesterday, shall be laid before the Trustees. No one will rejoice more than myself at a thorough investigation of any part of my conduct, brought on by avowed and specific complaints in an open and straightforward manner. Believe me, &c. No. V. _The same to the same._ May 22nd, 1846. MY DEAR SIR The Trustees meet to-morrow (Saturday, May 23rd) at one o'clock, p.m. Our correspondence shall be submitted to them, simply with a request on my part that they be pleased to inquire into all the circumstances to which it refers. I shall consider it a favour if you will bring before them all the charges you have to make against me, and be ready to substantiate them. Believe me, &c. No. VI. _Sir N. H. Nicolas to Mr. Panizzi._ Torrington Square, May 22nd, 1846. MY DEAR SIR, When my letters to you (including, if you please, the present one) are submitted to the Trustees, they will learn that in my opinion a great change is necessary in the regulations of the Reading Room, and I beg leave to assure you that I am perfectly ready to avow and maintain to the Trustees everything which I may have at any time, or in any place said or written on the subject, should they think proper to ask me to do so. It may assuredly be permitted to me, as one of the Public, to complain to the Head of any department of neglect in that department, and even to consider (as I most certainly do with respect to yours) that many of its proceedings, however well intended, are detrimental to the Public, and require to be altered, without being told that I am "bringing charges" against you, which I am invited to "substantiate," as if I were accusing you of misconduct. Believe me, &c. No. VII. _Mr. Panizzi to Sir N. H. Nicolas._ May 23rd, 1846. MY DEAR SIR,