[To THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. " 1
Sia,—Friends sometimes rush in where angels fear to tread. Referring to the letter in your issue of November 26th, it is manifestly unfair for a connection of Mrs. Spencer Bell to try to prejudice public opinion, when he knows that she is preparing to bring the matter before a Court of Law. It is not my inten- tion to comment seriatim on the partial and misleading state- ments made by your correspondent, nor should I have taken notice of his letter, but that his fame as a historian was likely to lend his statements more weight than the facts of the case warrant ; and I think it only fair to my clients, the subscribers to the Keswick Footpaths Association, to say that a full inquiry justifies the position taken up by the Association, and rebuts the absurd imputation of "tyranny, high-banded action, and spiteful persecution."
Mr. Plimsoll, who was not a member of the Association, came down of his own accord, and addressed the people gathered at Greta Bank, not at Fawe Park ; but the Committee disclaim responsibility for any personalities indulged in on that occasion.
Solicitor for the Association.
Keswick, November 301k.
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