CANON HEURTLEY AND COURTESY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'?
Sin,—The argument in your paragraph on Canon Heurtley last week is based on the assumption that Dr. Manning is a foreign ecclesiastic. He himself would be the first to deny it. His raisofi d'être consists in his claim to be not only an English Bishop, but the only bishop within the bounds of his so-called diocese. His case, therefore, is wholly distinct from that of your Constantino- politan patriarch.
Sir Alexander Cockburn would probably concede precedence to a foreign judge in this country, but were Dr. Kenealy to claim the office of Lord Chief Justice of England by virtue of a commission from a foreign prince, Sir Alexander's politeness would scarcely extend to "the courteous recognition " of his "rank."
I do not think that Canon Heurtley has " been making such a goose of himself," after all.—I am, Sir, &c. W. A. M.
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