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having lately got a copy of this memorial, inserted 

 certain paragraphs into some of the London journals 

 and newspapers, which tended to convey the idea, to 

 which you allude, that I was approaching to a state of 

 destitution. To such an idea I never gave the least 

 sanction. The sentiments contained in the paragraphs 

 alluded to, are the inferences my kind friends have 

 deduced from the representations made in the memorial 

 to Lord John Russell. Except in this instance, I never 

 uttered a complaint to the British Public, except to a 

 private friend. 



And here, my dear friend, I may use the liberty of 

 stating to you more particularly and unreservedly the 

 items of my income. I have an annuity of £20 from 

 an educational establishment I formerly occupied. I 

 derive about £23 from rentals, subject to deductions 

 for pew duty, poor's rates, duty on windows, &C. I 

 have a few pounds in the bank, which are gradually 

 melting down, and which serve to supply the deficiency 

 of regular income. By dint of the most rigid economy, 

 I and Mrs. Dick have been enabled to move onward — 

 though without some of those comforts we could have 

 wished — notwithstanding many difficulties and encum- 

 brances. We now keep no servants, give no social 

 dinners— we walk short journeys when we are able, or 



