To The Editor Of The Time...
:ir,.-Encouragedaby the n not youi puicain of the 14th inst. of my late petition to tbe Hopse of CommCoas on the site of the Established Church in Ireland, I beg you will' permnit me (through ThZe Times) to correct two mistakes into which IVLr. Goul. burn was delusively led, when he objected to the printing of tlte pe. tition. He said-agreeably, no doubt, to the information with which he hail been furnished,_that only two unions had been given to Lord Rebert Tottenham's relative (the Hon. Robert and Charles Maude, his brothers-in-law). Now it is perfectly well known, that he be- stowed besides, upon his cousin, the Rev. Air. Langrishe, thc union of Lackeen, comprising three parishes, one of which is distant from the others upwards oF30 miles. Mr. Goulburn also quoted an ad dress from the clergy to his Lordship after his translation from I;- laloe, to which my name was affixed, approving of his conduct. That his Lordship should venture to put such a document into the hanse of Air. Goulburn, will be considered surprising when I state-the cu. rious manner in which that address was got up. Whilst the clergy were occupied in thcordinary visitation of the succeeding Bishop, a slip of paper and a pencil were carried through the pews by the Rev. AIr. Travers, tutor to Lord Robert's children, with this question to the clergy severaDly-" Have you any objec. tion to put your name to a complimentary address to the late Bishop ?" " Oh no," was the general reply, and my name was taken down with the rest; but no address was shown, nor the pre- cise nature of it explained. Some wbo smelt the trick refused their names-the rest were deluded; and you mayconceive what their astonishment and indignation was, on rending quickly after, in tbe public papers, a fiaming address, containing a special approval of the promOt.Dns made by hir Lordship daring his episcopate. This, Sir, is the shameful proof of my inconsistency. For these facts I pledge my veracity; and I am ready to substantiate the allegations of my petition at the bar of either House of Parliament. I have the honour to be, Sir, yoar very humble servant. JUtJlN HAMILTON, .urate of RoIcrea I Koscrea, (Ireland), April 17, 1824. TO TH!E EDITOR OP 2'IE VmPme.