manager of this great and glorious
undertaking, this individual is Mr. C. Wood, whom I have already had
occasion to mention, though it is in my power to state that but for the
manner in which the name of the Bible Society has on various occasions
been brought before the public, and almost invariably to its
disadvantage, myself its well-known Agent, would have been the person
selected. If it be here asked who are the respectable and influential
persons who are at the head of this undertaking and who patronise it, I
reply the Archbishop of Toledo, the Primate of Spain, and the Bishops of
Vich and Jaen.

Now merely one word in conclusion. I have related facts, and to attempt
to contravene them would be as futile as to endeavour to breast the
billows of the Atlantic. For the fact that I have throughout my
residence in Spain conducted myself as becomes a gentleman, a Christian
and an Agent of a Christian Society, I can at all times command the
evidence of Sir George Villiers. For the fact that no act of mine has
given offence to the Spanish Government, or was calculated to do so, I
can, if required, produce a communication from Count Ofalia, who has in
writing expressed to Sir George Villiers his full reliance in my prudence
and good faith. For the fact that the establishment at Madrid was
closed, not in consequence of my own imprudence, but on account of
certain proceedings at Valencia, I can receive, if I need it, a
testimonial from Count Ofalia. For the fact that proceedings of a highly
objectionable nature were transacted in the south of Spain, I have the
affidavit of the unhappy ex-priest Pascual Marin, who can likewise
afford, when called upon, information on various points. For the fact
that my depots in various provinces of Spain were seized in consequence
of doings with which I had no connexion, I can cite official
correspondence. For the fact that my advertisement, in which I disowned
in the name of the Society and in my own any sympathy with the scenes
alluded to, was productive of infinite benefit to the Cause, I can at any
time produce incontestable evidence. And lastly, for my zeal in the
Bible Cause, whilst employed in the Peninsula, I can have the evidence
not only of some of the most illustrious characters resident in Madrid,
but likewise that of the greatest part of Spain, throughout which I
believe my name is better known than in my native village in East Anglia.

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