26 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



letter from Mr J. Manfield in reply to the one I had 

 written to his address. Below are given facsimiles 1 of 

 the envelope and part of the contents of the original 

 letter ; and also of the envelope and letter sent by the 

 genuine Mr J. Manfield. I leave it for the readers 

 to judge whether or not the first letter is an attempt 

 to copy Mr Manfield's handwriting. So far as Mr 

 Labouchere is concerned, I addressed to him, on finding 

 how matters stood, the following letter : 



2 yd October 1885. 



DEAR SIR, I notice from a statement sent round 

 by the Press Association that the extraordinary letter 

 received by me from Northampton on Wednesday night 

 was not authorised by you. 



In these circumstances I can only say that the 

 letter lies here, open for your inspection, and I regret 

 having replied to it in a manner which the facts have 

 not warranted. 



I may add that I have received an answer from 

 Mr J. Manfield, who says he is the son of Mr M. P. 

 Manfield, and denies all knowledge of the original 

 letter ; which letter, however, appears to have been 

 written in imitation of his handwriting. I remain yours 

 faithfully, 



W. ALLISON. 



H. LABOUCHERE, ESQ., M.P. 



To this letter I received a courteous reply from 

 Mr Labouchere, and there, so far as I am concerned, 

 the thing ends, except that I should say that the 

 alleged " reflections on Mr Labouchere's ancestors" 

 which appeared in St Stephen's of i5th August 1885 



1 The facsimiles are omitted here. 



