Excerpt from Report of the Proceedings in the Case of Fitzgerald V. Northcote and Another, 1866: Together With an Introductory Narrative and Other Documents Dear Dr. Northcote, Having only returned late last night from assisting at Bishop Hogarth's funeral, I had not till to-day an opportunity of reading through the proceedings in the case of Fitzgerald v. Northcote. It was after young Fitzgerald had left the College that you informed me of what had passed with respect to him, and I then expressed the fullest approval of the course you had taken; and the facts that have come out on the trial have but strengthened the motives for the approval to which I then gave utterance. I wish completely to identify myself with the position in which that trial may have placed you, and to share with you whatever annoyance it may occasion: although I am disposed to believe that from all thinking men and persons of honourable mind the verdict will be in your favour. In my opinion you will do well to print the whole proceedings of the trial, from the best report obtainable; for the facts that come out, and the remarks of the Chief Justice as to what may be rightly done by the Head of an establishment such as that you preside over, will always stand for the complete vindication both of yourself and of the College. As the Chief-Justice observed, "Beyond all doubt, young Fitzgerald had certainly shown symptoms of a mutinous disposition, and had given considerable trouble. He ought to have shown a good example to the boys; but, nevertheless, he had contrived to get into as many scrapes as he could possibly have fallen into." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.