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though I might not claim to direct it ; for whilst . 

 he was engaged in my name, I felt myself respon- 

 sible to the public. 



" I closed my correspondence with Mr. John 

 Scott by stating that his threatened publication 

 would not give the facts of the case. I feel confi- 

 dent that I am borne out in this assertion, and I 

 now willingly confide the matter to the judgment 

 of the public. 



I am, &c., &c., 



H. COOMBE." 



Cobham, Surrey, July 12, 1838. 



To this letter Mr. Scott published the following 

 reply in the same journal of the 22nd. 



TO THE EDITOR OF BELL's LIFE. 



" Sir, 

 " I have a very short reply to make to Mr. 

 Coombe's letter in your paper of Sunday last, re- 

 specting my treatment of the horse, Cobham. 

 Mr. Coombe denies that T told him it was my in- 

 tention to try the horse on Friday morning. I re- 

 peat what I have stated before, that I did tell 

 Mr. Coombe that the horse should be tried again, 

 for our mutual satisfaction, and that he did not 

 object to it, or express any wish that I should 

 defer it till after Mr. Field had seen him. I am 

 surprised Mr. Coombe's memory should fail him on 



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