LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
THE UNIONIST MEETING IN DUBLIN.
[To rex Herron or ma ..Srscrsros."] Sat,—Bindly permit me, in justice to our recent great meeting, to point out that the estimate which appeared in the Spectator of December 3rd, of the numbers who attended it scarcely -represents one-half of the number who were present, and con- siderably less than one-hall of the number of ticket-holders. The Leinster Hall itself, according to the testimony of many witnesses and of the newspapers, had at least four thousand persons in it, and its annexe (capable of holding between three and four thousand people), in which the overflow meeting was 'held, and at which both Lord Hartington and Mr. Gosoben spoke, was completely filled.
The present writer was one of many hundreds of ticket-holders who were unable to obtain admission to either hall, owing to every available space being occupied. To show that your esti- mate (four thousand) was considerably under the number, I may mention that, two days before the meeting, a notice appeared in the columns of the Irish Times, on behalf of the committee, that no more tickets could be issued for want of room in the two halls, and that nearly ten thousand tickets had been issued.
Please pardon my taking up so much of your valuable space, but I think it right that your numerous readers should have correct information of the dimensions of this most successful demonstration.—I am, Sir, he.,
3 Mespa Road, Dublin. F. Si. J. STARKEY.
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