30 OCTOBER 1897, Page 16

MR. CARVELL WILLIAMS ON DISESTABLISIIMENT.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Yon will, I am sure, be glad to correct an unintentional misrepresentation of Mr. Blight in the article upon this subject in the Spectator of October 23rd. Mr. Bright's letter to Bishop Magee (which will be found in Canon Macdonnell's recent volume of the Bishop's Life and Letters) shows con- clusively that the momentary hesitation over the word " consecrated " was due, not to any defect of taste or the desire to make an effective point., but to an entirely involun-

tary forgetfulness of the word itsell.—I am, Sir. ,

GEO. E. ABBOTT.

Bank House, Northampton, October 27th.