The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Philosophy
The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)
Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Dueling
“I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your grace’s letter of
the 16th instant, and I beg to inform you that the letter addressed to
H. N. Coleridge, Esq. was inserted in the Standard by my authority. As I
had publicly given my approbation and sanction to the establishment of
the King’s College, London, last year, by his Grace the Duke of
Wellington’s becoming a subscriber to it, I thought it incumbent upon
me, in withdrawing my name, also publicly to state my reasons for so
doing.
“I have, &c.
WINCHILSEA AND NOTTINGHAM.”
(5.) FROM THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO THE EARL OF WINCHILSEA.
“London, March 19.
“MY LORD,
“I have had the honour of receiving your lordship’s letter of the 18th
instant. Your lordship is certainly the best judge of the mode to be
adopted of withdrawing your name from the list of subscribers to the
King’s College. In doing so, however, it does not appear necessary to
impute to me, in no measured terms, disgraceful and criminal motives for
my conduct in the part which I took in the establishment of the college.
No man has a right, whether in public or in private, by speech, or in
writing, or in print, to insult another, by attributing to him motives
for his conduct, public or private, which disgrace or criminate him. If
a gentleman commits such an act indiscreetly, in the heat of debate, or
in a moment of party violence, he is always ready to make reparation to
him whom he may thus have injured. I am convinced that your lordship
will, upon reflection, be anxious to relieve yourself from the pain of
having thus insulted a man who never injured or offended you.
I have, &c.
“WELLINGTON.”
Sir Henry Hardinge delivered No. 5. to the Earl of Winchilsea, and was
referred by his lordship to the Earl of Falmouth. The following
memorandum is the substance of the communication made by Sir Henry
Hardinge to Lord Falmouth.
(6.) MEMORANDUM OF SIR HENRY HARDINGE.
“March 19, 8 o’clock, evening.
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