560 ness of the institution, took upon themselves to forward to the Poor-law Commissioners the two notes of request of the medical officer, stating, that they had ascertained he was in gaol, and declining to deal with his case. The result was a letter from the Commissioners calling on this officer to " resign," and that within a few days of his second application to the committee, and when he was at large, having discharged his debt. The medical officer wrote to the Commissioners in

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... and expressed his surprise at the demand for resignation, but without effect, as the Commissioners a second and a third time reiterated the demand for his resignation.