When Carlile told me he had reed. the notice I told him he could withdraw the article if he and his partners liked and so escape the risk of loss in the action. They decided however to go on with it at any cost and they will receive considerable money support from our friends. I have put my name down for Fifty Pounds (if it shd. be required) The Bishop of Waiapu gives, The Russells and many others so that I hope it will not come hard on the Paper. You will I know help, let me know what - Gordon Allen has been retained by the Herald - Maddock is preparing pleas but he is a poor hand I think. The object of Wilson is to try and get the case on at Wellington whilst the Assembly is sitting. He was indiscreet enough to say to one who repeated it to me, that in the action he did not care a pin for the Paper, or me, but what he wanted was to have you in the witness box and go into your Ngatarawa and Mangateretere transactions that he wd. prove the Parties you had dealings with had received large sums from Govt. at the time you were transacting your private business - and a lot more of the same kind of rubbish. However the case must be tried here if we can manage it - and as both Plaintiff, Defendants and Witnesses reside here I should think the Judge wd. never allow it to be taken