THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COMMISSIONERS. [To THE EDITOR OF TIM "
SPECTATOR:1 Sm,—You naturally dislike prolonging the dispute between "X." and myself, for the conflicting assertions of two anony- mous correspondents can scarcely affect the opinions, or rouse the interests, of your readers ; and it must be plain to all that were I to adduce nominatiin proofs of what I advanced, I might (on the old principle of "the greater the truth, the greater the libel") give rise to some trouble. At the same time, I cannot admit any of the errors with which I am charged by "X.," and the dispute is not of my seeking. I will only add that I was never so foolish as to suppose it was the business of the Com- missioners "to deal with the misconduct of individuals ;" but I maintain that it was their business to avoid the possibility of the recurrence of such abuses as have existed in regard to the Tutorships. Whether the new Statutes for the various Col- leges, promulgated since my article was written, will effect this, time alone will show, and meanwhile I take leave of " X."—I
Cambridge, February 1011t.
Previous page
