Sir, — Colonel Ingersol went abont America trying to ridicule the faith of Christians out nf his country. One of his opponents wont over to Ingersol's ground, seized his wn.pons, treated him in bis own hiip.it iiionious way, and thus ani-wi'i il Him successfully. The laugh ing li.eersul at o.ice began to whine about " propriety." Finding Mr Murdoch very difficult to hold to argument and reason I went, in my last, over to Mr Murdoch's ground, thus placing myself "in an un dignified position." Mr Murdoch at once begins to whimper about " Christian charity," and I am reminded of one of Bunyan's giants who wailed: "Will you kill me on my own ground?" It is a pity Mr Murdoch has lost his temper. That is a sign of weakness, Bnd places one's opponent in " on undignified posi tion," I want, however, to part with my friend on the best or terms, and ask him to accept the following explanation, given in "Christian charity ";-(!.) My state ment about "sei(Uh men who like a drop" was made in the "Direct Veto controversy with Mr Sutton, and the " selfishness " complained of is manifested In the deßlre to continue, for personal gratification, nur publichouse system, at the cost of others, especially the innocent and helpless. (2.) I believe that 1 am fairly orthodox, and had no thonght of citing a plurality of " Shades of Father Damien," That I discovered long ago in myself an unfortunate habit of omitting necessary words and letters, and adding words and letters wbioh spoil the sense, I oonfess. For thii reason I never blame the printer forlnaccuracles which appear in my published writings. If I should again be engaged in controversy of this sort with Mr Murdoch 1 will ask the editor to correct carefully. I have no wish to hurt Mr Murdoch's feelings. At the same time Mr Murdooh might consent, to his own advantage, to a little editorial supervision himself, which would would ensure the excision of such expressions as " blatant humbugs," " pricked bladders and bursted windbags," which are neither argument nor elegant English. 