2 DECEMBER 1843, Page 7

In a letter to the papers, Mr. Emerson Tennent denies

the truth of a rumour which was first mentioned by a Belfast 'ournal- In a letter to the papers, Mr. Emerson Tennent denies the truth of a rumour which was first mentioned by a Belfast 'ournal-

" May I ask you to contradict, in any effectual mode most convenient to yourself, a report which has gained circulation through a portion of the press, to the effect that I am about to resign the representation of Belfast, prepara- tory to accepting an appointment in India? It is wholly destitute of any foundation in fact."