In a recent debate in the Lords, Bishop Philpotts quoted
Lord Winchilsea as his authority for utttibuting to Mr. O'Connell declara- tions in his evidence before the Committee on the Catholic (luau iii 1825, to the effect flea Mr. O'Connell wished to render the Protestant Establishment inviolable, and would not recommend any concessions to the Catholics unaccompanied with measures for that purpose. Alr. 'O'Connell, in a letter to Lord Winchilsea, asked in whet part of his evidence such expressions were to be found ? Lord Witichilsea re- ferred Mr. O'Connell to the Standard of the ,5th of February 1833; but admitted, that on a perusal of the evidence itself, he found the sen- timent attributed to Mr. O'Connell not in any way borne out by a hat he actually did say; at the satne.time offering to contradict the state- Mynt in the House of Lords, or publish the correspondence, with his acknowledgment of error. The letters accordingly appeared in the newspapers. The Standard is unable to give its authority, but pro- mises to search for and produce it ; being confident that the quotation was made with " conscientious cure."
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