Torrington Square, May 22nd, 1846.
MY DEAR SIR,
When my letters to you (including, if you please, the present one) are
submitted to the Trustees, they will learn that in my opinion a great
change is necessary in the regulations of the Reading Room, and I beg
leave to assure you that I am perfectly ready to avow and maintain to
the Trustees everything which I may have at any time, or in any place
said or written on the subject, should they think proper to ask me to do
so.
It may assuredly be permitted to me, as one of the Public, to complain
to the Head of any department of neglect in that department, and even to
consider (as I most certainly do with respect to yours) that many of its
proceedings, however well intended, are detrimental to the Public, and
require to be altered, without being told that I am "bringing charges"
against you, which I am invited to "substantiate," as if I were accusing
you of misconduct.
Believe me, &c.