TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMARU HERALD.

Timaru Herald, Volume IV, Issue 101, 20 April 1866, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMARU HERALD.

Sir — To prevent the public from being misled by Mr. Cardale's insinuation, that a publican had been made use of " to pull chesnuts out of the fire by Mr. D'Oyh/." I hesitate not to denude the real facts of that matter.

Mr. Butterworth (the publican alluded to) came to my office, and said he wished me to go with him to lay an information against Mr. Henry LeCren. I told him I was so heavily engaged that I could not give time to attend to it. Instead of going away on receiving this answer he continued to remain, when, impatiently, I asked him, " Why can't you go and lay the information yourself.' 1 " "Because Mr. Woollcombe won't listen to me." " Won't listen to you ! " Down went my pen, and I said (jumping up) "I will go with you."

Such are the simple facts, such the circumstances, which Mr. Cardale would twist into proof of my harbouring malice agninst Mr. LeCren. Trnly, those facts afford more excuse for Mr. Ctiidiile's saying (had it suited him) that I was prompted by animus against Mr. Woollcombe. But until Mr. Cardale shall have learned to comprehend the pro tanto clause m the Lord's Pra}*er — " Forgive us our trespasses as " — he cannot fathom, nor if he knew them, realise, the motives which govern the conduct of, your obedient servant, Robert D'Oyly.