To The Editor Of The Time...
biir,-I have read in your paper of vtstCrday a 8tatexumt pur- porting to be by hfr. A. Dick, of Ylasgow, reg5ring the pubflca tion of Mr. Fletcher's trial, which requires some notice from me. I do not think Mr. Dick capable of wilfully Publishing wha,tis not true, and I can easily eccount for his statenment on a principle dif- ferent from an intentional violation of the truth; bhit as ny Qho ter i preeiout s (in my o-n estimatior tt l aa 5S that of ai.1r nmember of his family, f trust you will give publicity to the fOlloVV ing correction of the mistakes into which he 1al unhappily fallen To the best of my- knowledge and belief no undcrstandjt s ever given by the Presbyteryof London that the ctatement rZJaInEt to Mr. elctcher's conduct should not be aub:ishe& At leaa, if such understanding was given, I never heard of it. I never a' - uiCD directly or indirectly to Dr. Dick's family for leave to I ubl5 P was aware they were not likely to grant such leave; and I did not think that they had any right to prohibit the publication No lette were suhbmittcd to me from Dr. Dick's famlily except t .es of wvhich I ssav after the half of the work- bad, gone through the press, and the other two days after it was Pablished. Both letters camie too late to be ot atny service, The Presbyrery did think that Mr. Fletcher's trial should be p&blisbed - for, upon tkei- unduerstanding,they agreed that I bbuuldl have access toallthepapQ on tat sbjet inthei posesSon. da not atct Officiously, nor it- conduct in the affair....~~~~ ex-lnto hc,Ia ue od tleemed satisfactory bv verty imapartial person;w and, aftre wtht eb- planation, i degp> the'conduct of r.M A. fIN. .nA+8,_ x EDITOR OF MR. FLETCHER TRIAr, I TO TIIE EDITOR OF TI/B TIME& I_