438 THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



[ Times, June lh ] 

 MR. SPENCER AND MR. HARRISON. 



To the Editor of the Times. 



Sie : Allow me to supplement my letter telegraphed yesterday, partly to ex- 

 plain how the thing arose, and partly to correct an impression made by your 

 leader of to-day. I was wrong in assenting to the re-publication by Messrs. Ap- 

 pleton. I ought to have borne passively the threatened evils of re-publication by 

 other publishers, and, as my friend has been connected with publishing in New 

 York for thirty years, I supposed his impression that these were coming was 

 correct. But my decision was made in a hurry, without due thought. Believ- 

 ing there was no time to lose, I telegraphed reply, and by the next post indicated 

 corrections to be made in the statements of my views. And here I wish to point 

 out that the notes I indicated were not criticism of Mr. Harrison's opinions, but 

 corrected versions of my own. Any others, if there are any, are Professor You- 

 mans's. I go on to explain that my mind was so engrossed with the due presen- 

 tation of the controversy that the question of copyright never occurred to me ; 

 and the thought that Mr. Harrison might not like his articles republished was 

 excluded by the impression given me that others would republish them if the 

 Appletons did not. Hence my error. But my error does not, I think, excuse 

 Mr. Harrison's insult. By cancelling the rest of the edition and the plates I 

 have done all that remains possible to rectify the effects of my mistake. 



I am, faithfully yours, 



Ilfracombe, June 3. HERBERT SPENCER. 



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[Times, June 6th.~\ 



MR. HARRISON AND MR. SPENCER. 



To the Editor of the Times. 



Sir : May I once more trespass on your space by asking you to publish the 

 following letter from Mr. Harrison ? 



I am, faithfully yours, HERBERT SPENCER. 



" 38, "Westbourne-terrace, W., June 4, 1885. 

 Dear Mr. Spencer : As you still appear to think (in spite of my public dis- 

 claimer) that I have brought against you a charge of desiring money profit out 

 of this American reprint, I beg to say that I did not intend to make any such 

 charge, and I do not believe that I have. I regret the use of any words which 

 produced that impression on you. 



" I am, yours faithfully, Frederic Harrison. 



" P. S. You can use this letter as you think fit. 

 " Herbert Spencer, Esq." 



[Standard, June 10th.'] 



MR. SPENCER AND MR. HARRISON. 



To the Editor of the Standard. 



Sir : The fact that the information to which it refers came through The 

 Standard must be my excuse for asking you to publish the following letter, a 

 copy of which I have inclosed to Mr. Harrison, requesting him to post it after 

 reading it. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 



HERBERT SPENCER. 



