21 MAY 1881, Page 15

THE BISHOPS AND SUNDAY TRAINS. [TO TUE EDITOR OF TUE

4, SPECTATOR :1 SIR,—Dr. Littledale is mistaken in saying that all the Bishops signed the memorial about Sunday trains. Bishop Hampden, of Hereford, did not sign it. The only document signed by all

the Bishops, for many years past, was the condemnation of " Essays and Reviews," some twenty years ago.

On the more immediately important point, however, I believe Dr. Littledale to be right. If you will investigate the matter carefully, instead of finding " amusement " in the notion, I think you will find that the Privy Council has on many occa- sions given judgments, not of law, but of policy ; and has, in so doing, deliberately misstated facts, perverted justice, misinter- preted documents, and contradicted itself.—I am, Sir, &c.,