The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times writes as follows:—"Mr. Perrier, better known as the " Intelligent Vagrant," recently, in an article under that heading, imputed to Mr. Travers some very dishonorable, not to say. absolutely disho.nest, conduct in reference to a whale which wasrecently stranded near the Heads, and which was secured by Mr. H. H. Travers for the Museum. Mr. Travers maintains that there was Eot.a particle of truth in the imputations against him, and he has accordingly issued a writ for libel against' Mr. Perrier, claiming damages to the extent of £4OO. It is, however, understood that he is quite willing to accept a public apology if accompanied by the" payment of £2O to the Benevolent Society. < The apology is said to be forthcoming, but not the money. I expect, however, the matter will be settled without troubling a jury." In reference to the untruths contained in this correspondence it is but fair to say that the only thing Mr. Perrier has heard in reference .to the continuance of the action has been from friends of Mr. Travers, who, asserted that the latter gentleman had acted very foolishly, and one of them went so far as to get Mr. Perrier to piqmise.he would regard the withdrawal of the action and the .payment of his costs by Mr. : Travers as sufficiently satisfactory. It will be also remembered that "The Intelligent Vagrant" distinctly denied that he had connected Mr. Travers with " the whale." ; As this denial appeared previously to the date :at which the letter of the Lyttelton Times correspondent was written, the animus of' that'person is'quite plain. As the correspondent assumes that Mr. Perrier is "The Intelligent Vagrant," we may say that many people assume that the correspondent is a Mr. E. T. Gillon.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4988, 19 March 1877, Page 2
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