Remarks on Dr. Hope's 'Summary', presented to the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid].

  • David Boswell Reid
Date:
1833]
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Credit: Remarks on Dr. Hope's 'Summary', presented to the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    P REMARKS ON DR HOPE’S « SUMMARY,” PRESENTED TO THE PATRONS OF THE UNIVERSITY. As most of the arguments, or rather mere general averments, con¬ tained in Dr Hope’s Summary, have been already examined in Dr Reid’s Reply to the Report of the Senatus Academicus, he should not have considered it necessary to have troubled the Honourable the Patrons with any farther remarks, had Dr Hope not thought proper to impeach the accuracy of some parts of Dr Reid’s statement,—-with what justice will immediately be seen. Dr Reid begs to premise, that in his Memorial, he confined himself solely to a statement of facts, every one of which he was prepared, and is still prepared, to prove ; he has been, therefore, not a little sur¬ prised at the very extraordinary language which Dr Hope has em¬ ployed in his Summary, as “ Dr Hope is compelled to expose the misstatements as to matters of fact in Dr Reid’s Memorial,” page 11. “ Dr Reid has chosen to give an incorrect statement of this agree¬ ment,” page 13. “ The misrepresentation is given in the reprint,” page 14. “ Dr Reid has suppressed entirely all mention of the exist¬ ence, as well as of the terms of the third agreement,” &c. page 11, &c. Language such as the above implies grave and serious charges. Dr Reid lias now to shew, that they are, one and all, utterly un¬ founded. Dr Hope affirms, a That the statement of the first agreement in 1828 is im¬ perfect, inasmuch as it omits to mention that the allowance which Dr Hope agreed to pay Dr Reid was L. 50, and in representing the use of a Class-room as the prominent remuneration bestowed by Dr Hope.”—Summary, p. 12. Dr Reid has simply to mention, that he did not omit to state in his Memorial that he obtained the usual allowance given to the Profes¬ sor’s Assistant, although he did not add that the allowance was L. 50.