A reply to a recent publication against him, purporting to be the "Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary, for Curing Diseases of the Eye."

  • Adams, William, Sir, 1783-1827.
Date:
1818
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Credit: A reply to a recent publication against him, purporting to be the "Report of the Committee of the London Infirmary, for Curing Diseases of the Eye.". Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ,39 in this Report ?—Why these— an annuity of 40/. net for the term of her natural life, to be paid haii-yearly by tUe Treasurer, under the direction of the Committee.— That the understanding alluded to is not expressed in the terms of this grant will, 1 presume, be promptly admitted; and that any such understmiding is implied, it is impossible for any man acquainted with the English language seriously to con- tend. Yet this grant was revoked, and, I repeat it, through the influence alone of the medical officers—for at .the first meeting, which determined upon that revocation, it is admitted that only six gentlemen were present, namely, Dr. Farre, his father-in-law, his father-in-law's partner, Messrs. I'ravers and Battley, and their friend Mr. Scdgewick. Yet the authors of this Report are quite angry with me for calling it A Special Committee.'—They alledge that it was a Quar- terly General Committee.—Now they state, in p. 31., that seventy-six gentlemen are sunmioned on all General Com- mittees ; yet only these six happened to attend upon this particular occasion!—Does this marvellous occurrence ma- nifest a fairness of disposition towards Mrs. Colkett? But notwithstanding all these circumstarices that I hope will acquit me of any disposition to deliberate mis-state- ment, which I would disdain towards the worst enemy, when assured last November by Mr. Ralph Price, who is a mem- ber of the committee, that I had been misled by the state- ments of Mrs. Colkett, I immediately offered explanation. I wrote a letter to Mr. Price, vdiich I requested him, and he promised, to lay before his colleagues of the Committee. In this letter I desired permission to adduce before the Committee, the evidence upon which my statements rested; adding, that if proved incorrect, I Nvould willingly publish the expression of my regret at having been so misled. Mr. Price did not lay this letter before the Committee, as he has in- formed me, but stated to them its contents. In this, however, like many other efforts which I have made to effect a fair D 2