 Discussion of the Cambridge rules, and suggestions for possible communication with Cambridge on the subject, served to delay the final "settlement" of the laws to a further meeting, on December 1.A number of representatives who supported rugby-style football did not attend this additional meeting, resulting in hacking and carrying being banned.Francis Campbell of Blackheath, the most prominent "hacking" club, accused Pember of managing the 24 November meeting improperly in order to prevent the "pro-hacking" laws from being adopted.