'29S Mr. Bukewelt in Reply to l\b . Frere, 



Liverpool. Mr. Frere might with equal justice say that these 

 were also copied from his labours. 



In the last number of the Monthly Magazine, an anonymous 

 writer has repeated the same charge respecting Mr. Frere "s 

 section, mixed up with some illiberal reflections on Dr. Thomson 

 and myself, for having published An Account of the Geology of 

 Northumberland and Durham. We have indeed been guilty of 

 regretting the too great apathy respecting the destruction of hu- 

 man life by explosions in tlic mines; and it this have given offence, 

 I am willing to bear my share of the censure : but with respect 

 to the publicatiou of information given by others in an impro- 

 per manner, I utterly disclaim the charge as false. The only one 

 who could have the slightest grounds for complaint, is the gen- 

 tleman who I since understand has written a paper on the same 

 subject (Mr, VVynch); but I have his assurance communicated to 

 a mutual friend, that he has not now, nor ever had, the leai^t 

 reason for complaint against me for what I have published. 



To return to Mr. Frere. From his letter it might be inferred, 

 that after he had made his section, he put the mountains into 

 his pocket to prevent any one from attempting the same thing. 

 If he has done so, let me entreat him to place them in their old 

 station again, and content himself with threats of pains and 

 penalties against all future drawers of plans and sections. The 

 observations from which my section was framed, were, however, 

 made previously to Mr. Frere's monopoly of the mountains ; I 

 ought not therefore to incur his displeasure, 



Mr. F. saA's, If my section were not copied from his, he must 

 place himself in the degrading situation of having copied from 

 me. This is a dilemma of his own choosing; but I may tell him 

 without fear of contradiction, that he has placed himself in the 

 more unpleasant situation, of having brought forward an accusa- 

 tion without any evidence whatever to advance in its support. 

 From this difficulty Mr. Frere can only extricate himself by can- 

 didly admitting that he has fallen into a mistake (perhaps not 

 verv uncommon in life), namely, that of supposing himself and 

 his labours to be better known than was really the case. 



In what I have stated, I by no means wish to be understood 

 a? disparaging Mr. Frere's section, which I have not seen. From 

 his residence in the country, it is reasonable to presume that 

 it may be a more correct representation than the one I have 

 given; and I hope Mr. Frere will favour the public with an 

 engraving and description of it : I can assure him there is no 

 t)ne to \vhom the publication will give greater pleasure than to 

 m}*s€lf. 



1 am, sir, yours, &c. 



Vu, Tavibtock St rcpt, Bedford S(iuare, R' BaKEWELL. 



April 15, 1815. 



