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Conservative Science of Nations; (Preliminary Instalment) Being the First Complete Narrative of Somerville's Diligent Life in the Service of Public Safety in Britain

Conservative Science of Nations; (Preliminary Instalment) Being the First Complete Narrative of Somerville's Diligent Life in the Service of Public Safety in Britain


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... a public service. Yet that same set of persons published, in the same paper, at no distant time, when they knew nothing more of my motives except that I would not allow them to make traffic of me, that I was an " impostor," a " victimiser of the public," and so forth. The expenses were 30 for my discharge, and 40 for lawyers' fees incurred at the Court of Inquiry, and paid to Mr. Harriot. Mr. Harmer, who sent his partner Mr. Wooler from London, was amply paid as proprietor of the Weekly Dispatch, which attained an enormous circulation through my case. After other expenses incidental to the business were defrayed, I received about 200. The only remarks which came to my ears on the subject of money at that period were to the effect, that people wondered why I should be resolute in not allowing those who were willing to carry the public subscription further, to go on. The first act of mine which that order of minds last spoken of could not comprehend, was my reply to an application made on behalf of Madame Tussaud, to have a wax-figure modelled and placed in the exhibition then forming. I was offered 50 in cash to allow them to place in the exhibition " Somer-ville the soldier." I said, " It must not be done." I was told that it might possibly be done without my consent; to which I replied, that if done it would be without my consent, and that whoever did it might rely upon my taking measures to prevent its exhibition. (See also my protest against the Peace Society's misuse of my case in their seditious placards in 1853.) The next affair which some of those parties could not comprehend, was my answer to a proposal that I should have a benefit at one or more of the London theatres. Several of the performers engaged at the New...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150340727
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 138
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 115034072X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 259 gr


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