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mand, when the infolence of fuppofed power pro- vokes a fcrutinifing enquiry.

I have now, Sir, done with the bufinefs of Mr. Elkington, but am forry that, in juftice to myfe 6 I am not yet at liberty to put an end to this, t fear, ungracious epiftle.

It appears, to, me very ftrange, that I fhonld have occafion, at one time, to complain of having been ill ufed in éwo refpetts, by Sir John Sinclair, as I am not confcious of ever having merited’ any thing of that fort at his hand, but much the re- verfe. It unluckily happens to be fo, however, at prefent. The trefpafs, too, is of fuch a kind, as to require that notice fhould be taken of jt in the public manner I now do, in‘order that 1 may remove, in part at leaft, the injury that, by his improper conduct, muft have been done to my character.: fhall briefly ftate the facts, for

the juftnefs of which ftatement 1 appeal to your- felf.

Immediately on receiving a letter from the pre-

laft, requefting that I would favour the board with any information I could give ref{petting the cul- ture and ufes of potatoes; I fat down, and great hafte put upon paper fuch obfervations as occurred tome at the moment. Thefe obferva-