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CORRESPONDENCE. 
intimated to me that it is coming unreviewed. Why is all this, but because Mr. Clark 
is not content with a very fair share of reputation and praise to which he is justly en- 
titled, but claims every thing to himself, and is too much master of the vulgar tongue 
if the slightest of his claims is resisted? No one likes to wrestle with a chimney- 
sweeper or a baker. You have causelessly and wrongly accused me; and now you 
must not be offended if I tell you, and with perfect truth , a few of your faults, and 
that in particular which makes you unpopular — for so you are in the profession, and 
even an object of some dislike among those who do full justice to your talents. 
You say that I have endeavoured to conceal your discoveries, and prevent them 
from being known. Now 1 tell you what I will do, if you “will stand the hazard of 
the die.” Favour me with a list of these discoveries, and in the order of their import- 
ance, and 1 will publicly, in The Veterinarian, take them up in that order. I will 
throw myself into the thing — I will endeavour to do justice, and indeed 1 must do it, 
for the eye of the profession will be upon me ; and I will, to the best of my power, 
render to Cassar the things that are Caesar’s. 1 only bargain that each of those dis- 
coveries shall be expressed in as few and plain words as possible, that there may be no 
mistake or backing out; and if you should think that I am not doing you justice, the 
pages of The Veterinarian shall be freely open to you. 
It is time that there should be an end, and there shall be an end, to this disgraceful, 
blackguard way of writing. No known writer shall insult me with impunity. As to 
cowardly anonymous scribblers, I leave them to the contempt of every honourable 
mind, and to the full consciousness of that contempt. 
To Mr. Bracy Clark. 
I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your very obedient servant, 
W. Y ouatt. 
*** 1 shall keep an authenticated copy of this letter. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Will Mr. C. favour us with those errata, and they shall be inserted immediately, and 
any prior ones ? 
Mr. G. We have them in some unopened box, and we will search for them in good 
earnest. 
Will Mr. Youatt’s pupils kindly think of his request in the last number ? 
Mr. S. shall be attended to. 
We are obliged to some correspondents, whose papers shall appear in our next. 
The letter from Nimrod did not arrive until after our Number had been sent to 
press We return him many thanks : it shall certainly appear in the February number. 
