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III.
The Warden to the Primate.
S. Columba's College,
November 2, 1853.
My Lord,
I am sorry to be obliged to trespass on your Grace's patience a few days longer; but it is due first to your Grace, and then to the College and to myself, that I should act with the utmost deliberation in this very grave and momentous business.
I have the honour to remain.
My Lord,
Your Grace's faithful Servant,
IV.
The Warden to the Primate.
S. Columba's College,
November 9, 1853.
My Lord,
Permit me to assure your Grace that if my own private feelings and character only were at stake, I should be satisfied to reply to your letter of the 25th ult. by simply putting my resignation into your Grace's hands; but as several questions of great public interest are involved in the considerations which it raises, I must crave your indulgence while I reply at length to your communication.
