THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER AND MR. GREEN.
[To TEE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Speebitor of October 29th, a letter appeared front Mr. Heywood, of Swinton, in which he says that at the Manchester Diocesan Conference, "The subject [of Mr. Green] was only introduced by the Bishop himself at the close of the conference, all discussion being necessarily precluded." To use Mr. Heywood's words, "This is not the case." His memory has strangely failed him. The subject was introduced by an Oldham Vicar, who made an earnest appeal to the Bishop on Mr. Green's behalf. After that appeal, several clergyman (myself among the number) and laymen spoke. The Bishop, in answer to the appeal, wished to tell the Conference what he had done and was ready to do for the liberation of Mr. Green ; and read some correspondence on the subject. Mr. Heywood tried to prevent the Bishop's stating his case respecting a subject on which a direct appeal had been made to his Lordship, but the attempt, being against the general feeling of the Conference, failed.—I
Vicar of Bardsley, near Ashton-under-Lyne.
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