Letter to the governors of Christ's Hospital, being a refutation of the invectives and misrepresentations contained in a letter from the Rev. Dawson Warren ... to William Mellish, Esq. M.P / [Robert Waithman].

  • Robert Waithman
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[1808]
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Credit: Letter to the governors of Christ's Hospital, being a refutation of the invectives and misrepresentations contained in a letter from the Rev. Dawson Warren ... to William Mellish, Esq. M.P / [Robert Waithman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4A mover, and asserted that every part of his statement was true,’ ? and expresses” his sorrow that Mr. Griffiths should have quoted Sir William Curtis’s opinion as to the improz priety of his son’s admission, and believes Sir William re- grets it still more. I believe, however, he. feels nq sorrow on the occasion. Mr. Writer Says, he has been to Sir William to know whether he gave any authority for so doing ; but while he disavowed giving any authority for the — use of his name, ‘ he allowed that he had advanced such an ofinicn in hig i conversation, AND HE sTILL MAIN- TAINED IT.” What] have heard twenty times is, that after the publication of the letter, an active and respectable governor on the Commiitee waited on Sir William to in-— quire into the truth of it, and Sir William, highly to his cre- dit, declar ed him a very unfit and improper object. He then states, that Sir William Curtis has obliged himto levy at great expence, and in spite of appeals which he has successively made to different courts, the trifling sum of 10l,* but with. out any personal difference ; in the same manner, I suppose, that the Rey. Gentleman could dispute with his parishioners, and commence actions, without ever being at variance with them.. This is certainly very meek and christian- like. “Mr. Warren says, in page 27, ‘f that he is told the in- stitution was not designed for his, but for the children of decayed citizens, of Mat truly pitiable class of men, who have seen better days. ‘6 Had the son of a freeman of London, (he continues, ) who had been reduced from affluence and comfort, presented his claim in competition with mine, i j have no doubt but you (Mr. Mellish) would have given him your presentation. Tam certain I should haye said, here is the more immediate object of your institution, I will not stand in his way, due afiply to some other quarter. But 4 am told, the funds of this noble establishment have been 50 increased, that it was impossible to consume its revenues ‘ on the: objects for which wt, strictly speaking, was mntended. ”: