TRAVERS v. SAUNDERS. To the Editor of the Colonist.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 238, 31 January 1860, Page 3

TRAVERS v. SAUNDERS. To the Editor of the Colonist.

Sin, —As your report in. the Supreme Court is not complete without the two letters, which appear in the Examiner's, report.: I am sure your readers would be thankful if you would insert them, in fact, to make use of a hack editorial phrase, it is the " play of Hamlet,, with the part of Hamlet'left out1," without these letters. It may be noticed in passing, tliat the purity of diction of the first can only be equalled by the purity of mind of the person who dictated it.

"Office, Hardy-street, November 30, 1859, " Mr.' Alfred Sauuders.

" Sin—Mr. Tnivers, the District Judge; has placed in my hands a c >py of the JS'ehon Examiner, of- this d»y, containing a letter, appealing to have .been addressed by you to the Editor of that paper,' which letter contains libellous imputations against Mr. Travers, of a very grave character, and under which he cannot rest; and he lias, according- y, directed mo to take the proper steps for his vindication. As, however, such vindication is his only object in those steps he is unwilling to involve you in the expense and trouble attending an application-to the Supivme Court for a.criminal information-against you,.without giving you an opportunity of rfitrucf.in<r and apologizing for those imputations; which opportunity 1 now offer you, provided that the.retractation be immediate, full, and explicit, and the apology ample; and that if he shall be satisfied With it, it shall be published in the Nelson papers at your expense. I shall wait your reply .until noon.on Friday next.. .. , . ........ ■ " I am, &c, ;.. - .-•■• ■'- '■■ ' " Thdmas • CoxKEi.r.-'' To which Mr. Saunders replied ■•— '■ ' " ■■: .-:.,.." Richmond, Doc. 3, 1859. "Mr. Connell. ' ' " Sm—l liavo the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated Novniber .'3O, forwarded on behalf of Mr. Travers, stating you have been instructed ', to take the proper steps to vindicate hij-character,'-&C. ■',' -...!..-■".. .... \: :■■■■■: "Tn consequenco of the courtesy of the Richmond postmaster, who sent ma the-letter,'instead.of leavin<r it to be called for, 1 received your communication' last evening only, seven hours after the time whi<;h you said his Honor 'lud so considerately arid mercifully ' appointed to.wait my. reply: ' ' ' ' : "'Tho-proposition )iiado.--by iiis .Honor .is so very, rcasanaMc and moderate, that- I would suggest the addition o*' another condition, namely; that I should carry the apology to Nelson, walluiigon myihands-and knees and ever after wear a white sheet on my 'back, and a piece of back crape over my face.

"As you do not say what you ami his Honor consider a libel. I do.i'iotkn'ow what, would be the nature of ; th- recantation to .which his Honor-would wish me tjo subscribe ; but it'his Honor can point out anything that is not strictly truci in any of the numerous accusations I have-brought against his public conduct during the last eight years, L shall esteem it both a duty and a pleasure, to tender him the most'ample apology he can desivei but I flatter myself th.it. Mr. /fravent'.'knows me too well to iiiH^iurt th-it-he oil's lVig!-ite:i me into a re.antat.ion or denial of any sUleiii-'Ufwliic'i I believe to be perfectly true. '■ ■■-•'.'■■ " If law can • vindicate Mr.."'Travers's'1 character,-1 know of no. man whose public character stands so much in need of it, or who basso much law at his command; and I fear I must add that there are few parsons' in iliis province, in attempting whose ruin he would feel so much pleasure <ir pbtuiu sneh williiig and a!ile assistance ai> in that of ', ■• . ■ ,:-' ;•■■■■ ■■-'■ •■ ■ ■'■■<! Yours, '::•■'" '■' • '.'■'■■ '■:'. ■ •'." • " AIJTHED SaUNDEUS.''"' ; .-.•.■ .■ •■■■:- •.■;:•;■.■ .•:■■: - ■:. -.:• -■:■ QBy way of posfevipt itmtiy. be rcmavkeS, that sjme valuablel aidiiiQii.?. raay t^l saade (o the mx\

edition of'^Elegant extracts" fromjhe judges, addresses to the defendant. To those acquainted with history, "Historical Parallels" (or rather "judicial,") will occur by referring to the trials of Sir Walter- Raleigh and the poor lebels under the Duke of Monmouth.