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 PREFACE. 
 
 V%'SA<WS/i*A^W^% 
 
 
 This com spondence is published in print, with the kind 
 permission of His Lordship the Chief Justice, as illustrative 
 of the hardship of being visited with the consequences of delay 
 and expense, the whole or great part of which might have been 
 saved, had the Administration of the d .y thought proper to 
 give effect to my offer to resign, an offer which I cannot but 
 think must have been communicated fo Mr. Draper at or near 
 the time it was made. 
 
 The details of the case, as contained in my letter to Mr. 
 Draper long since published, would have been as long since 
 printed, were it not for the best of all reasons, namely, that I 
 have been turned adrift for life, under circumstances implying, 
 as I say, degradation and disgrace, and as others say, a mere 
 imaginary grievance, the like to which I trust they may never 
 experience. 
 
 HENRY ALLEN. 
 Osgoode Hall, 10 E. Wing, 
 
 24th September, 1867. 
 

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 C O R R E 8 P O N D E N C E 
 
 OP A RECENT DATE BETWEEN 
 
 SIR J. B. ROBINSON, BART., 
 
 AND 
 
 HENRY ALLEN, ESQ. 
 
 Sir J. B. Robinson, Bart., ^'*"^'**' ^^'' ^'*''' »86e. 
 
 Beverly House. 
 MEAf.— Rescript enclosed under cover, with «t6 rpnf , i . 
 
 H. A. 
 
 Mr Dear Sir,— ^"'^ January, 1867. 
 
 Will you have the kindness to accept for yourself L«dv 
 
 X^:^:iZr '''-''' ''- -'- ^'- ^^^^^ 
 
 You may be sure that the offer is introductory to the reauest 
 
 aL r"' V"" '"'J^'^ °^ ^"'^^^h ^ ^'-r«''-« at once hasten 
 and if possible to tax your recollection with one of^L 
 
 kindnesses I have received at your handT h J u ""^"^ 
 
 sion of a visit at Beverly IW n !':« IS^G " T'C 
 occasion I received wh«t t »„ August, 1846, on which 
 
 .ion on mylZed so ' ^,1' """™™°'"' -"8™'"!- 
 J upjjuhcu escap ,. ym then exist np troublp«» • nn^ 
 
 mentioned the fact of a commissioner haviL hen ^oLe ^o 
 London on a service which resulted n« I u.a u 7 ^ *° 
 i. would ,e,nl. in n.y 013^^ tt offio:"^™ "'^" ■"'""" 
 
 3 n"l:Va? "'^' "^ -- -' °» P-l-' ^ a 
 

 After leaving Beverly House I went to Dr. McCaul's on a 
 trifling matter of business, and to that Gentleman on his offer 
 to bo the medium of any communication I might desire to 
 make to Mr. Draper, then the Attorney General, and whom Dr. 
 McCaul mentioned as an intimate friend, I repeated in terms 
 or effjct what had just passed at Beverly House, and authorised 
 his, (Dr. McCaul's) communication accordingly to Mr. Draper. 
 If you can bear me out in the accuracy of my statement in 
 regard to that part of this letter which refers to my visit at 
 Bererly House, will you favor me with a few jinss to the 
 effect desired. 
 
 (The rsmaindcr of the letter is about my son from whom I 
 had heard on that morning.) And the letter concludes, 
 Believe me, with every feeling of respect and affection, 
 
 My dear Sir, 
 
 Yours sincerely, 
 
 HENRY ALLEN. 
 
 In July last being on a visit at Beverly House, I discovered 
 
 that the rescribed letter had not been received, and on my 
 
 return home I sent per mail another rescript, dated 20th July, 
 
 of the same letter, and in due course I received the reply which 
 
 I copy as follows : — 
 
 ToB)NTo, 21st July, 1867. 
 My Dear Sir, — 
 
 I do perfectly recollect that many years ago, and probably 
 at the time you speak of, there was a conversation between us 
 in my house, upon the subject of representations, that had boen 
 made to the Government regarding your conduct in your office 
 of County Judge, or rather I should say your deportment in 
 . the office, for it was that chiefly which I understood had been 
 complained of. 
 
 And I do remember your expressing yourself to the eflect 
 that you were quite willing to abide by the opinion which the 
 Judges, or perhaps you said, which any of the Judges of the 
 Superior Court might find upon the question, whether any 
 thing had been established against you which would justify 
 your dismissal. 
 
 I think I must have remarked in answer, that the Judges 
 could give no judgment of the kind, except as the result of 
 
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 ■ome legal investigation, which they would properly be called 
 upon to institute. 
 
 That at least is what I must have thought, and therefore most 
 probably said. 
 
 We have just now a very agreeable change of the weather, 
 
 which must make the plains of Niagara an enjoyable place. 
 
 With kind regar^^to Mrs. Allen, believe me, 
 
 My dear Sir, 
 
 Yours very tru'y, 
 
 „ , „ J. B. ROBINSON. 
 
 Henry Allcn, Esq., 
 
 Niagara, Upper Canada. 
 
 (Copy mailed on day of dale, H. A.) 
 
 ^ r^ o NfAOARA, 1st Sept., 1867. 
 
 Mt Dear Sir,— ' 
 
 When leaving Toronto last week I requested your son to be 
 the bearer of my thanks for your kind letter in reply to mine, 
 of which the original is not yet forthcoming. 
 
 Well I only wish that the Court of Impeachment, of which 
 you are the Chief, had been appointed for my case, instead of 
 the Government of the day having to resort to such an expedi- 
 ent as is implied by special and personal legislation on com- 
 plaints about the deportment of a Judge ; and it is possible 
 that I should not have been turned adrift for life for my alleged 
 failure to maintain dignity of deportment, to -uppiirt which 
 complaint charges implying corruption and falsehood have been 
 ^ put on record, not only as against myself, but (as is of much 
 greater importance) as against my son. 
 
 Let me repeat the expression of my gratitude for your many 
 kindnesses. 
 
 Believe me, my dear Sir, 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 
 „ HENRY ALLEN. 
 
 Hon, Sir J. B. Robinson, Bart., Toronto. 
 
 (Rescribed from recollection ; original mailed, H. A.) 
 
 OsGOODE Hall, Toronto, 
 
 My D.AB S.-,- "* '"•'""'"="• •«"■ 
 
 W^ill Vr»n lot mo avaW mtrarx^f r^e . !-!_ J i_^i <• ., 
 
 — _. — ...„,, ,,.j.^c,i -^-i yum juuu iciiur oi me aist 
 
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 Jubj- last, by way of voucher for the accuracy of my statement 
 wh reference to your letter, which is indeed more than I 
 could have asked for or expected. 
 
 Most respectfully and sincerely yours, 
 
 HENRY ALLEN. 
 
 (Copy.) 
 Mv Dear Sir,-. Tobonto, 19th Sept., 1857. 
 
 As my letter to which you refer wa« not written with any 
 view to Its being made a public use of, I should like to see it 
 before I say more upon it. Perhaps you can without much 
 rouble forv^ard it to me or a copy-either at L'Orignal, where 
 
 ill si O . f '' 'T" ^^ ^^ ""''' ^^ ^"--' -h-' I Phalli 
 till 6t. . Oct. I am to leave town by 7 o'clock train on Monday 
 
 . . , Yours sincerely, 
 
 h'^^^T' . J.B.ROBINSON. 
 
 Henry Allen, Esq., 
 
 Barrister, Osgoode Hall, 10, E. Wing. 
 
 (Copy.) 
 
 .. „ „ Toronto, 20th September, 1857. 
 
 Mt Dear Sir, — 
 
 Yournote of 19th was delivered to me a few minutes since 
 and as ,t is a labor of chariiy that I should allude to its subject 
 I have the less hesitation in sending my reply to-day, togethe^ 
 with your letter, of which I pray you to allow me to avail my- 
 selfasaproofofyour kindness to one who by many in this 
 world appears to be thought unworthy of any kindness or even 
 consideration. 
 
 May the Almighty grant you and yours every blessing. 
 Yours respectfully and sincerely, 
 
 HENRY ALLEN. 
 
 K.^f/'Tu^t'^^"'''?"^'"^ '"P'y ^^^^"g been declined on 
 behalf of the bearer of Sir J. Robinson's letter, my reply was 
 last evenmg delivered in person, and the Chief said he had no 
 objection to my making use of his letter in any way I pleased. 
 
 Osgoode Hall, ^' ^• 
 
 21 St September, 1857. 
 
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