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O. Carrington wishes you to enquire of Mr. Wilson whether he had received a letter from him. Carrington is very anxious to get a reply to it - perhaps you will name this to Mr. Wilson. Now for the all important you must know that on Monday week last Chilman put his threat into execution of preferring publicly his charge against Mr. W. which he did, in the following terms. Charge.- "Accusation of R. Chilman against J.T.W. of receiving comps. money, and appropriating it to his own uses which charge he had never refuted nor could he do so - Mr. W. remained silent up to the time of Mr. C.'s absenting himself." - after this accusation was made the whole of us remained silent waiting W.'s reply after a lapse of many minutes Mr. C, rose and took leave of the Club repeating as a reason that he could no longer remain a member so long as Mr. W. did - you may imagine this was a great blow to those who had been his supporters as they all express themselves disappointed, the consequence is that the whole of us have absented ourselves from the Bench and to convince you I copy the letter sent him after our J.P.'s meeting on Monday last: H. K.