able to prove that you had obtained the depofition of a lunatic! * All correfpondence on this fubject, between me, and Mrs. More, and Sir A. Elton, and Dr. Mofs, has entirely ceafed, in confequence of a declaration I made to the parties, that "feeling "the delicacy of the fituation wherein I was "placed, as a public friend tojuftice, and a private "friend to my curate, whom I had known and re"garded near twenty years; I beg to decline "the affumption of any judicial character in the "controverfy at iffue.' My fentiments on this bufinefs, are already well known both to you and to Mrs. Bere, and it will require ftronger arguments than I have yet heard, to alter the opinion which I have long entertained of your merits as a chriftian, and a moralift. દ Your's, my dear Sir, Rev. T. Bere. Sincerely and truly, G. CROSSMAN: LETTER XXII. 1 DR. CROSSMAN TO THE REV. MR. BERE. MY DEAR SIR, Rectory-house, Weft Monkton, SINCE I wrote to you laft I have received other letters on the subject of the Blagdon controversy, and as I discover that your * Sir A. Elton, at the meeting of the 12th, denied that he had afferted this in unqualified terms. I leave it, therefore, to be fettled between Dr. Croffman and himself, who ought to apo logize for this indecorous outrage. G refufal fert him. Dr. Mofs has been already requested to fend the affidavits to me, and as foon as they come to hand, I fhall certainly loofe no time in fifting the affair to the bottom, that justice may be done to all parties. Believe me now, with due esteem, I CANNOT but declare that it concerns me greatly, to hear that the unfortunate controversy is still kept alive, and that your peace, and that of Mrs. Bere's, is again likely to be disturbed. I was in hopes, after the opinion given by Dr. Mofs, that Young was unworthy of his ftation, that he would have been removed from his fituation, and another teacher appointed in his place. But this hope was done away, by a letter I received from Sir A. Elton, wherein he informs me that the credibility of your evidences would foon be impeached, and that he should be able able to prove that you had obtained the depofition of a lunatic! * All correfpondence on this fubject, between me, and Mrs. More, and Sir A. Elton, and Dr. Mofs, has entirely ceafed, in confequence of a declaration I made to the parties, that "feeling "the delicacy of the fituation wherein I was έσ placed, as a public friend tojuftice, and a private "friend to my curate, whom I had known and re garded near twenty years; I beg to decline "the affumption of any judicial character in the "controverfy at iffue." My fentiments on this bufinefs, are already well known both to you and to Mrs. Bere, and it will require ftronger arguments than I have yet heard, to alter the opinion which I have long entertained of your merits as a chriftian, and a moralift. Your's, my dear Sir, Sincerely and truly, Rev. T. Bere. G. CROSSMAN: LETTER XXII. DR. CROSSMAN TO THE REV. MR. BERE. MY DEAR SIR, Rectory-houfe, Weft Monkton, SINCE I wrote to you laft I have received other letters on the fubject of the Blagdon controverfy, and as I discover that your * Sir A. Elton, at the meeting of the 12th, denied that he had afferted this in unqualified, terms.` I leave it, therefore, to be fettled between Dr. Croffman and himself, who ought to apo logize for this indecorous outrage. G refufal refufal to meet the cross examination of your witneffes, has excited much clamour and indignation against you; I am decidedly of opinion that you ought not to fhrink from it, but boldly to come forward, with your evidences in your hand, and fairly to meet the enquiry. This will be manly and firm conduct; and as your friend and well-wisher, I recommend to you, immediately to adopt it. DR. MOSS CONCURS IN THIS OPINION; and therefore, lofe no time in making known to the advocates of Young, your readines to comply with their demands. Rev. T. Bore. Your's, my dear Sir, Sincerely, G. CROSSMAN, Upon having, herein, the concurrent fan&ion OF DR. Moss, AND DR. CROSSMAN, Iimmediately wrote to Sir Abraham; but as he was decidedly a partizan of Mrs. More's caufe; I did not think it would be perfectly prudent, to commit myself entirely into his hands; it could not injure the caule of truth; to have many respectable judges. I therefore wrote to fome gentlemen of the firft character in that part of the country, foliciting their attendance, on the day fixed for re-hearing the caufe at Blagdon. LETTER 1 LETTER XXIII. MR. BERE TO SIR A. ELTON. DEAR SIR, Blagdon-houfe, Oct. 30, 1800. BY a letter I received this poft, I am permitted, if I think proper, to accede to your folicitations, relative to the credibility and competency of the witneffes, in the cause of Henry Young and his party. I do think it proper, not as in fupport of my own character, which has never yet been called in queftion by any unprejudiced man; but in confirmation of the judgment already given, fo indecently impunged, by party clamour. Though at prefent in a ftate of convalefcence, I am yet too weak to meet you at Langford; I name, therefore, the George Inn at Blagdon, as the place of our meeting. This place will alfo be moft convenient for the witneffes, who, doubtlefs, would not like to be drawn from home, merely to indulge the most illiberal fufpicions, of defeated malevolence. I requeft the favour of your communicating to me your affent or diffent to this proposal, and at the fame time inform me, whether your engagements will permit you. to attend to this bufinets, either on the 10th, 11th, 12th, or 14th of next month. |